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How the brain uses memory to imagine alternate realities
Original: How the brain uses memory to imagine what might have been https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-uses-
Scientific American has published an article explaining new neuroscience insights into how the brain draws on memory to simulate counterfactuals — imagining what might have been. The piece explores the mental machinery behind this kind of imaginative reasoning, linking memory systems to the ability to rework past experiences into hypothetical scenarios, a topic of interest to neuroscience and psychology readers.
Why now: Readers are sharing fresh coverage of neuroscience research on memory and imagination.
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- How the brain uses memory to imagine what might have been https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-the-brain-uses-memory-to-imagine-what-might-have-been/ # Science # Neuroscience # Memory · scientific_american@robot.villas · 3
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