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The same brain cells activate when you see something and when you imagine it, helping explain why mental images can feel so real. NPR: A new study helps explain how the brain creates mental images A new study finds that looking at something and imagining it triggers the same exact process in the brain. It's also very similar to the process artificial intelligence uses to create an image.
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An image allegedly showing the effects of alcohol on the brain is circulating on social media. The image features two brains — one labeled "drinker's brain" and the other a "nondrinker's brain." While ... NPR: In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path The result supports earlier studies that used brain imaging to find evidence that the same neural circuits are involved in both seeing and imagining. But technologies like functional MRI can't show ...
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In the brain, objects seen and imagined follow the same neural path ZME Science on MSN: Your brain uses the same neurons to see the real world and imagine it in your head