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The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary

The Fine Line Between Reality and Imaginary

There are things that we imagine in our minds. And there are things that exist in the world around us. Both are real in their own way, but a bird that we see before us is obviously very different from a bird we just think of. Or…is it? A fascinating journey into the neuroscience of imagination, and a mind tickling conclusion: «distinguishing reality and imagination is less straightforward than we might think».


From Weekly Filet #358, in August 2021.

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