Explore the fascinating scientific discoveries in the realm of imagination through this Royal Institution lecture, where Professor Adam Zeman delves into phenomena ranging from hallucinations and sleepwalking to REM sleep and delusions. Discover how humans create and inhabit imaginary worlds through complex brain processing, and learn about the surprising variations in how different people experience mental imagery. Examine the intriguing conditions of aphantasia, where individuals lack mental imagery, and hyperphantasia, characterized by extremely vivid imagery, along with their correlations to career choices and cognitive abilities. Gain insights into how imagination differs from immediate experience, why some people can't visualize while others experience intensely vivid mental images, and understand how these variations impact memory, creativity, and susceptibility to certain psychological conditions. Learn from Zeman's expertise as an Honorary Fellow at the Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences and Professor of Neurology, drawing from his extensive research and clinical experience in neurology and consciousness studies.
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The science of imagination - with Adam Zeman
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The Royal Institution
