5 June 2025
Two brain regions seem to work together to determine whether we are seeing something real, or merely a product of our imaginations - and understanding them further may help treat visual hallucinations
3 June 2025
Why do we follow rules? A series of experiments with more than 14,000 people reveals that around a quarter of us will follow rules unconditionally, even if obeying them harms us and there is no downside to breaking them
28 May 2025
Understanding the neurological systems that produce the world inside your head can help you to harness its transformative power
28 May 2025
Manifestation is easy to dismiss as unscientific nonsense. Certain techniques used in the practice, though, do work — just not in the magical way some people think, as neuroscientist Sabina Brennan elucidates
28 May 2025
The vividness of your mind’s eye isn't fixed - and training it up is the secret tool of top athletes and businesspeople. Here’s how you can help develop yours
28 May 2025
Imagination isn’t mere childhood whimsy – harnessing its extraordinary capacities can benefit us all
27 May 2025
Reckon you are highly imaginative? Or fear you are lacking in the creativity department? Put your presumptions to the test, with these challenges from cognitive neurologist, Adam Zeman
27 May 2025
The worlds inside our heads can be dramatically different. What does that reveal about how our minds shape our lives, asks cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman
27 May 2025
Your imagination isn't just one thing. The latest neuroscience is untangling just how diverse this faculty really is, says cognitive neurologist Adam Zeman
27 May 2025
It’s natural to associate wild flights of fantasy with children and a more mundane internal world with adult life. The latest research, though, shows that isn't the whole picture
