title: Brainstorm!: Practice for Unrestricted Imagination and Original Thought
author: Olga Zbarskaya Ph.D.
description: "An overview of creative progression, with generous source references throughout, including a summary of recent psychological and neurological research that highlights several main theoretical approaches in the field. . . . Recommended." - <strong>Choice</strong>
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  **IMAGINATION**
  
  The Science of Your Mind's Greatest Power
  
  **JIM DAVIES**
  
  ![images](images/944379969.jpg)
  
  PEGASUS BOOKS
  
  NEW YORK LONDON
  
  _Dedicated to my parents, James and Janet Davies_
  
  **CONTENTS**
  
  > **A Note from the Author**
  
  > ****1** Imagination: What It Is**
  
  > ****2** Perception and Memory**
  
  > ****3** Imagining the Future**
  
  > ****4** Imagination, Feelings, and Morality**
  
  > ****5** Hallucination**
  
  > ****6** Dreaming**
  
  > ****7** Mind-Wandering and Daydreaming**
  
  > ****8** Imagination as Mental Training, Healing, and Self-Improvement**
  
  > ****9** Imaginary Companions**
  
  > ****10** Imagination and Technology**
  
  > ****11** How Imagination Works**
  
  > **Final Words**
  
  > **Endnotes**
  
  > **Index**
  
  **A NOTE FROM THE AUTHOR**
  
  When I set out to write this book, I wanted to write something that bright
  high school graduates and university students could understand, but would also
  be a volume that scientists would appreciate, too.
  
  This book uses informatio