The Entire Evolutionary Journey of Imagination, I guess

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Is it not strange, that we can dream about things that don't yet exist? That we can fantasize about worlds that we’ll never be able to explore? Somewhere in the long history of our evolution, a perfect set of circumstances aligned at just the right moment, to give us the imagination we have today. and that's what I want to explore today... Research: https://www.sfu.ca/biology/faculty/hutter/hutterlab/research/Ce_nervous_system.html#:~:text=The%20nerve%20ring%20is%20a%20horseshoe-shaped%20axon%20bundle,%28synapses%29%20as%20they%20run%20next%20to%20each%20other. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9137538/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351821/ https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/zeb.2013.0970 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166432803001372 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.0953-816x.2001.01842.x https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-04963-z https://www.nature.com/articles/nature12112 https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2716 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3236374/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6333779/#:~:text=The%20neurotransmitter%20dopamine%20has%20been%20linked%20with%20learning,formation%20of%20new%20memories%20%5B%202%2C%203%20%5D. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5573739/ https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201112093119.htm https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/28203/chapter-abstract/213157300?redirectedFrom=fulltext https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15965463/ https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2006-23138-006 https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2020/01/416531/brains-gps-system-toggles-between-present-and-possible-future-paths-real-time https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333824857_Neuroscience_of_Imagination_and_Implications_for_Human_Evolution https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2014-12219-002 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-58170-z https://www.cell.com/cell/pdf/S0092-8674(20)30061-1.pdf https://riojournal.com/article/38546/instance/5250349/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3553600/ https://www.jneurosci.org/content/38/36/7870 https://riojournal.com/articles.php?id=20696 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B978012820584600009X https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1934613/ https://www.nature.com/articles/s41583-019-0202-9 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(20)30061-1 https://www.nature.com/articles/nrn2213 https://www.nature.com/articles/502428a https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726865/ https://www.jneurosci.org/content/43/3/433 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1053810003000199 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/epdf/10.1142/S2705078520300017 Models Used: Brain, optic nerves, auditory nerves, eyes, inner ears, and vomeronasal organs inside the skull of a South American pipe snake, Anilius scytale. Model generated using diceCT scan of specimen UMMZ-248356 from the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians at the University of Michigan. Segmentation by Jenna Crowe-Riddell and Brianna Mims using VGStudio Max 3.3. Meshes further edited and cleaned in Blender (version 2.80.75). Photo credit forAnilius scytale in life to Dan Rabosky. Davis Rabosky lab, University of Michigan Sphaerodactylus caicosensis brain with optic chiasm, eyes, olfactory nerve and vomeronasal organ. Model created using diceCT data of specimen UF-H-95971 Model by Jaimi Gray. Segmentation performed and mesh generation in VGStudio Max 3.4.4. Further mesh editing and clean up in Blender (version 2.80.75). Scanning and modelling funded by the oVert TCN project at Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida (NSF DBI 1701714, https://tinyurl.com/oVertwiki). CT data available on MorphoSource: https://www.morphosource.org/concern/media/000029462?locale=en Music: Gris Chiasm Hollow Knight Greenpath Hollow Knight Reflection Ori and the Blind Forest Ori Lost In the Storm feat Aeralie Brighton Stories From the Sky - Sid Acharya Oceans Call - Sid Acharya Hollow Knight Queens Gardens Fi's Farewell The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword Origins - Jasper De Ceuster Timestamps 0:00 - The Beauty of Imagination 0:49 - Nerve Nets 1:37 - Centralization of the Nerves 2:55 - Segmented Brains 3:58 - Learning & Memory 8:42 - The Evolution of Emotions 10:58 - Visualization 14:06 - The First "Future" 15:37 - Dreams 20:14 - Prefrontal Synthesis 25:01 - Imagination is what makes us Different