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Imagination - Coggle Diagram
Imagination
Mental synthesis
A concious process, consists of combining former memories to form a new one
Unique trait of humans, driven by the prefrontal cortex
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Every object that we see is encoded by a different neuronal ensemble that is registered in our brain
Development
During one's childhood, imagination is at its peak since it's not being restrained by anything, and this is proved by findings that myelination is fastest during childhood
During one's teenage years imagination begins to diminish as one is slowly familiarizing with concepts like logic, plausibility, order and reason.
Once one reaches adulthood, imagination is obviously still present but in a much more tamed state, and myelination is much slower
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Neurology perspective
Inside our brains, in the prefrontal cortex, thousands of neurons are working in order to create this mental images
Their "codes" contain data on the shape, color, texture and size of the object being pictured
"Neuronal ensemble" is a result of this processes, which strengthen the links between neurons