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How We Use Abstract Thinking

When you can connect ideas, see beyond the obvious, and imagine hypothetical scenarios, you're using a skill known as ...
Asking “why” and conjuring up possible answers is an important thinking process. It gives rise to some of the most beautiful states of mind, such as curiosity and imagination. These psychological ...
Last weekend my daughter made a fort in the garage. She used umbrellas as a roof, an old bin as the south wall, and two sledding discs for placemats. Then she cooked me a meal of pine needle stew and ...
Research that is taking a closer look at activity in the thalamus—a region long considered a relay station for the brain and involved in consciousness and motor activity—reveals the thalamus may play ...
Abstract Thinking and Statins With Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Enough to Change Clinical Practice? The following represents disclosure information provided by authors of this manuscript. All ...