A Brain for Innovation: The Neuroscience of Imagination and Abstract Thinking

The capacity for innovation is what sets humans apart from other animals. Min W. Jung's book A Brain for Innovation provides a new understanding of the neural basis of innovation in terms of humans' exceptional capacity for imagination and high-level abstraction. It examines key discoveries concerning the hippocampus and neural circuits that have demystified the processes underlying imagination and abstract thinking and considers how these capacities might have evolved.

Format: Hardback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 12 December 2023
Publisher: Columbia University Press

The capacity for innovation is what truly sets humans apart from other animals. Throughout history, the accumulation of discoveries, both big and small, has enabled us to build global civilizations and wield power over our environment. But what makes humans as a species so uniquely innovative?

Min W. Jung offers a fresh perspective on the neural basis of innovation, highlighting humans' exceptional capacity for imagination and high-level abstraction. In his engaging book, A Brain for Innovation, Jung delves into recent advances in neuroscience that shed light on the neural underpinnings of these crucial abilities.

Jung examines key discoveries concerning the hippocampus and neural circuits that have demystified the processes underlying imagination and abstract thinking. He also explores how these capacities may have evolved and considers the potential future of intelligence.

By bringing together findings from neuroscience, psychology, anthropology, and artificial intelligence, A Brain for Innovation develops a unified understanding of the mechanisms of imagination, abstract thought, and creativity. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the biological basis of one of the most fundamental aspects of human nature.

Weight: 562g
Dimension: 164 x 242 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780231213363