Creativity & Imagination Lab @UGA

ADVANCED ONLINE PUBLICATION “Many roads to Rome: Cautious considerations on the computability of creativity" ANNA ABRAHAM [Journal of Cognitive Psychology] doi.org/10.1080/204459…

“Intelligence Is Always Artificial” — my new essay is out now. 🚀 Per Hegel, intelligence necessarily denaturalizes. It is a *stepping outside of the self,* which AI in its immediacy and bounded algorithm can never do. Huge thanks to @apa_blog & @gbglax

Where is my mind? A neurocognitive investigation of mind blanking Opinion by Thomas Andrillon, Antoine Lutz, Jennifer Windt, & Athena Demertzi tinyurl.com/45m7tfxx

1/11 Excited to share our @Naturestudy led by @Leon_Oo1 @csabaorban @ZShaoshi doi.org/10.1038/s41586… It is well-known that AI performance scales with logarithm of sample size (Kaplan, McCandlish 2020), but in many domains, sample size can be # participants or # measurements...

Publication alert! Psychodrama: A Creative Method to Survive and Thrive by Hod Orkibi (2025) Video abstract: vimeo.com/1088980155 Link to the book: cambridge.org/core/elements/…

Big up Megan, Grace and others! Exploring the Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics Administered to Military Veterans in Naturalistic Retreat Settings - Calnan - 2025 - Brain and Behavior - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/br…

"Eureka! The brain science behind lightbulb moments" - Excellent coverage in Nature of research on the neuroscience of Aha moments, including our research on this phenomenon. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Core systems of music perception Review by Sam Mehr Free access before Aug 2: tinyurl.com/2rfkw6pw

Core of consciousness: the default mode network as nexus of convergence and divergence in the human brain doi.org/10.1016/j.cobe… #neuroscience

Very excited to publicly share news about a new tool, Papercheck, that Lisa DeBruine and me started to develop more than a year ago! In an introductory blog post, we explain our philosophy to automatically check scientific papers for best practices. daniellakens.blogspot.com/2025/06/introd…

HOW DO YOU TEACH STUDENTS TO CREATE? A conversation with KEITH SAWYER on his book "Learning to See" (2025, MIT Press) open.substack.com/pub/thecreativ…

Memory is strange. It sharpens, fades, twists, and sometimes misleads. These seven recent studies uncover how emotion, stress, and biology shape what we remember—and what we forget. dlvr.it/TL6BNS

Seeking participants for a Neuroscientific Study on Aesthetic Experiences in Human-created & AI-generated Artwork This lab study takes 90 minutes to complete ($30 payment for participation). To take part in this study, visit: tinyurl.com/artstudy25

Th⁠is week’s special issue explores the radical potential of the human imagination. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions.⁠ newscientist.com/issue/3545/

The next policy frontier for reversing the education and mental health declines: more recess! Here's a 3rd grader testifying at a press conference in New York: altamontenterprise.com/05282025/play-…

Fantastic work by Will Roseby here. Full article coming soon: frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

Our new discovery reveals how anesthesia causes unconsciousness. This advances our understanding of consciousness and can help make anesthesia safer.

DESIGN THINKING & OTHER APPROACHES by Nathan Crilly (Univerity of Cambridge) is out now! This short book can be read and downloaded for free during the open access period (ends May 13, 2025) cambridge.org/core/elements/…

On APRIL 25 (5pm ET), the UGA Performing Arts Center presents the "Renée Fleming Panel Discussion: Music & Mind" features the Torrance Center Director - Anna Abraham. Join this free event tomorrow at the Ramsey Concert Hall @universityofga. pac.uga.edu/event/renee-fl…

The recording of Session 4 (CREATIVITY & MEDICINE) from the 2025 Torrance Festival of Ideas is now available for viewing on the festival platform: 2025torrancefestival.events.whova.com