Imagination relies on an ability to differentiate between what's real and what's not — and now, scientists have uncovered potential brain mechanisms that make this distinction possible. These, they ...

Our minds have a weird and wondrous way of transporting us to other places and times. You might find yourself, for instance, immersed in the vivid world of a novel, or reminiscing about a potluck with ...

They asked them to imagine vividly, for 8 seconds, a positive or a negative experience based on a prompt sentence—for ...

Joseph Kable got interested in imagination when he was studying how people make decisions about the future. “People can decide to do things like go to medical school or graduate school, where the goal ...

Picture an apple, any apple. As long as you don’t have aphantasia—the inability to visualize things in your mind’s eye—this suggestion triggers brain activity that’s surprisingly similar to what ...

Areas of the brain that help a person differentiate between what is real and what is imaginary have been uncovered in a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Neuron, found that ...

Imagine a barking dog, a furry spider or another perceived threat and your brain and body respond much like they would if you experienced the real thing. Imagine it repeatedly in a safe environment ...

What’s more, doing maths is often a collaborative endeavour – and can be a great source of fun and fulfilment when people ...

"My Wife and My Mother-In-Law" by William Ely Hill circa 1915. My Wife and My Mother-in-Law is a famous ambiguous optical illusion in which a woman appears to be both young and old as your brain flips ...