Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which may help scientists understand conditions such as schizophrenia ...

When Catholic writers, artists, scholars, critics and philosophers refer to the Catholic imagination, what do they mean? Dana Gioia is a poet and former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts ...

"Imagination" is one of those words that inspire us. It reminds us of children playing and Einstein claiming that it's more important than knowledge. The word gets used in a lot of ways, but for the ...

The most popular TED talk of all time is a talk by Ken Robinson on whether schools kill creativity. Robinson does not provide any evidence they do; he simply laments the decline of arts education. But ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. As we enter 2024, we are not just stepping into a new year; we are embarking on what can be ...

How do you know if you have hyperphantasia or aphantasia? Explore the symptoms of an extremely vivid imagination, according to experts, here. If someone asked what you had for breakfast, you might ...

The opening scenes of attending an opera are standard. Storming applause announces the conductor’s assumption of his post at the front of the pit. A grand curtain rises to reveal a dazzling set, and a ...