The neuroscience of imagination - Andrey Vyshedskiy
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Imagine, for a second, a duck teaching a French class. A ping-pong match in orbit around a black hole. A dolphin balancing a pineapple. You probably haven’t actually seen any of these things. But you could imagine them instantly. How does your brain produce an image of something you’ve never seen? Andrey Vyshedskiy details the neuroscience of imagination.
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- Educator Andrey Vyshedskiy
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- Composer Cem Misirlioglu
- Narrator Addison Anderson
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Try to complete the sentence and see what others are thinking: “The human being is the only animal that ...”
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suzanne b
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Is able to have abstract thoughts
Philip Bantican
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The human being is the only animal that could imagine and Think Critically
Harry Connerty
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I think the human being is the only animal that finds alcohol.
VINTIMILLA ABRIL ISRAEL ESTUARDO 11186
VINTIMILLA ABRIL ISRAEL ESTUARDO 11186
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hates
Tess Olten
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in response to Gylliayn Art Show comment
Actually, there are animals that find alcohol (natural and manmade) and imbibe. Also, there are lots of animals who eat what they know they need (or enjoy) eating. Who knows?
Evan Kohnman [STUDENT]
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tries to understand beyond its environment, seeing more than what is at face value.
AMAYA SCALES
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goes to school
thamia milly
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that speaks
JONAHS TORRESCUSTER
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can walk on land, swim on water and design technology
ROSALINDA TORRES
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are able to controll what we do
