Imagination is our ability to create new mental images, and is involved in the search and construction of knowledge in all areas.

Why is it vital?
It is available to all humans, regardless of their culture, religion, linguistic and socio-economic background, time, and place they live in. It plays an important role in all creations and representations, and has no limitations therefore encouraging evolution.

The mind's eye
A phrase that describes the creation of imagined or recollected mental images that can be made up of any sensory input (most commonly visual). For example, whilst reading a book you come across a scene set in a field. Your mental images will be composed of a field you have been in or seen in a picture, and perhaps even fill in the gaps (if any) without resorting to a past experience. This second step is more challenging.

A neurological perspective
Our neurons work together in a neuronal ensemble to construct mental images when thinking creatively. Neurons in the prefrontal cortex fire and carry electrical signals of characteristics of an object, and when trying to imagine the object again, the same neurons will fire. On the other hand, mental synthesis happens consciously when trying to imagine something we have not seen. The prefrontal cortex combines other stored images to create a new image. This ability is said to be unique to humans.

Imagination VS creativity
Creativity is the ability to to join together distinctive ideas in new and useful combinations. It could be said that these two concepts are interdependent or that creativity relies on imagination. Others say they are distinctive, with creativity being purposeful and producing useful ideas, and imagination lacking purpose or leading anywhere.

Mental rehearsal/motor imagery is a technique often used in sports in which imagery is used to mentally rehearse a given action.

• How does memory work - Memories are processed in the Hippocampus which is part of the limbic system, which supports functions like behaviour, emotion, motivation, transferral of short-term memory to long-term memory, and olfaction (the sense of smell). Scientists state that the brain unconciously records the memory, process known after encoding. Then the brain goes through consolidation, where it glues the memory together. Finally, Retrieval, when we recall and remember something, this concludes the memory is existant. Every time we remember the same thing, memory strengthens and it the process becomes easier. Reconstructive memory: is a theory of memory recall proposed within the field of cognitive psychology. It argues that the act of remembering is influenced by many other cognitive processes such as perception, imagination, belief, general knowledge, etc.

• Types of memory-
  Working memory / Long term memory: Our brain’s system for storing, managing, and retrieving information.
  Short term memory: The very short time that you keep something in mind before either dismissing it or transferring it to long-term memory.
  Sensory memory: Very brief memory that allows people to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimulus has ceased.

• Past & Present - Joshua Foer attempted to study the process of memory in our brains and the how we develop this 'skill', for some people, 'talent'. He discovered that no one is born with a gifted memory (can remember and record everything), it is all about training the brain. He states that in order to achieve stunning accomplishments we "need to remember to listen, engage and figure out why the information is meaningful to us". Once we connect pieces of knowledge to images, the process of Mindfulness starts.

• Externalising memory - (Key component in distributive cognition) Nowadays we use technology as a form of keeping knowledge/information & track of anything we record. Although our brains and hard drives do not work the same, since our brains are falleable (capable of mistakes) and can can even make up fake memories, we utilize memory in electronic devices in order to record somethings we might need help remembering, sometimes, we dont even learn it nor record it ourselves since it is somewhere in the internet.

• Memory Techniques - Elaborate encoding is a form of developing our level of memory. This method, is memorising with visualisation and imagination. It helps us when we take knowledge or information that is lacking in context and significance, and transform it someway so that is has more meaningful connections to all the other memories stored in your mind, we are more able to remember it. Patterns and routines in lifestyle, excercise, diet and challenge, help memory get stronger.

Intuition is defined as an inexplicable flash of immediate awareness.

Although some see it as a combination of combining experience, sense perception and imagination: Stephen Hawking has described the revelations of intuition as being ‘the outcome of previous intellectual experience’.. This would suggest that other Ways of Knowing may be involved in the process.

So, is intuition a WoK or a mixture of them? It is safe to say that intuition is a flash of revelation that is being revised into a more complex understanding of interconnected Ways of Knowing that bring together previous experience and expertise in a non-conscious way.

Procedural Knowledge and intuition
Procedural knowledge is about the processes and skills we have to learn: for example, how to make a pizza. Some processes have an intuitive element as well as a learned technique. Musicians develop intuition when performing their scores, and handling their instruments. Indigenous peoples have a procedural intuition reinforced by a deep knowledge from extended multi-generational experience, sense perception and imagination towards their land and nature.

The Supernatural
Even though no experiment has been successful to prove this, many women are thought to have intuitive abilities that men lack. In ancient cultures, Wise Women were the women who healed and attended childbirth. Some of them were persecuted as witches as they were linked to spiritual forces of the earth. Even though no experiment has been successful to prove this, many women are thought to have intuitive abilities that men lack. In ancient cultures, Wise Women were the women who healed and attended childbirth. Some of them were persecuted as witches as they were linked to spiritual forces of the earth.

Other people allegedly possess a sixth sense. Some claim to have had premonitions of something bad happening and acted on their intuitive warning to avert disaster. Testing has also resulted in unsuccessful.