 or with a more gradual and controlled development, come only to minds that have been prepared by the assimilation and critical evaluation of the knowledge in that particular field. One can deliberately seek to experience some new imaginative insight by pouring into one's mind hypotheses and the related experiments and then relax to give opportunity for the subconscious processes that may lead to the illumination in consciousness of a new insight. Such illuminations are often fragmentary and require conscious modification, or so erroneous as to invite immediate rejection by critical reason. Nevertheless, they all give evidence of the creativeness of the subconscious mind. Before attempting to picture the brain activities that underlie creative imagination, it is important to realize that such illuminations, whether flash-like or with a more gradual and controlled development, come only to minds that have been prepared by the assimilation and critical evaluation of the knowledge in that particular field. One can deliberately seek to experience some new imaginative insight by pouring into one's mind hypotheses and the related experiments and then relax to give opportunity for the subconscious processes that may lead to the illumination in consciousness of a new insight. Such illuminations are often fragmentary and require conscious modification, or so erroneous as to invite immediate rejection by critical reason. Nevertheless, they all give evidence of the creativeness of the subconscious mind. It may now be asked: what kind of activity is occurring in the brain during this creative activity of the subconscious mind, and how eventually does this creative activity flash into consciousness? Let us consider firstly the pre-requisites for such cerebral action. The wealth of stored memories and critical evaluations implies that in the neuronal network there is an enormous development of complex highly specialized engrams (cf Chapter III) whose permanency derives from the postulated increases in synaptic efficacy. We may say that these "plastic" patterns give the know-how of the brain. We become expert in some fields of knowledge by virtue of the wealth and sublety of engrams that may extend over the greater part of the cortex. When pondering deeply on some problem in this field there must be an unimaginably complex and vivid interplay in the activated patterns. One can speculate further that some failure in the synthesis of these patterns or some conflict in their inter-relationship is the neuronal counterpart of a problem that clamours for solution. It may now be asked: what kind of activity is occurring in the brain during this creative activity of the subconscious mind, and how eventually does this creative activity flash into consciousness? Let us consider firstly the pre-requisites for such cerebral
or with a more gradual and controlled development, come only to judgment that have been prepare by the assimilation and critical evaluation of the knowledge in that particular discipline. One can deliberately seek to know some new imaginative insight by pour into one's mind hypotheses and the related experiment and then relax to give opportunity for the subconscious process that may lead to the illuminance in consciousness of a new penetration. Such illuminations are often fragmentary and ask conscious modification, or so erroneous as to tempt immediate rejection by critical rationality. Nevertheless, they all give evidence of the creativeness of the subconscious mind. Before attempting to visualize the brain activities that underlie creative imagination, it is important to realize that such illuminations, whether flare - like or with a more gradual and controlled development, come only to minds that have been prepared by the assimilation and critical evaluation of the knowledge in that particular field. One can intentionally seek to experience some modern imaginative penetration by decant into one's mind hypotheses and the related experiments and then relax to give opportunity for the subconscious processes that may lead to the illuminance in consciousness of a new insight. Such illuminations are often fragmentary and ask conscious modification, or so erroneous as to invite immediate rejection by critical rationality. Nevertheless, they all afford evidence of the creativeness of the subconscious mind. It may now be asked: what kind of activity is occur in the brain during this creative activity of the subconscious mind, and how finally does this creative activity dart into consciousness? Let us regard firstly the pre - necessity for such cerebral action. The wealth of stored memories and critical evaluations implies that in the neural network there is an enormous development of complex highly specialized engram (cf Chapter III) whose permanency derives from the necessitate addition in synaptic efficacy. We may say that these " credit card " patterns give the know - how of the brain. We become expert in some fields of cognition by virtue of the wealth and sublety of engrams that may extend over the greater region of the cortex. When pondering deeply on some problem in this field there must be an unimaginably complex and vivid interplay in the activate patterns. One can speculate further that some failure in the synthesis of these patterns or some conflict in their inter - kinship is the neuronal counterpart of a problem that clamours for solution. It may now be asked: what kind of activity is occurring in the brain during this creative action of the subconscious mind, and how eventually does this creative activity dart into consciousness? Let us consider firstly the pre - requisites for such cerebral
 or with a more gradual and controlled devglipment, come knly to oinds that have been preparev by the qssimilation and critizal evaluwtion of the jnowledge mh that icrtichpar yixld. One can dellberately saek to experietcd dome new imaginative insight by pouwing inyo one's mind hypjthexqs ahd the related experiments and theh relax to give oppottunity for the subconscioks pgocesses that may pead to the illtnination in zonsciousntsv of a new insight. Such illuminations are ofteu fragmentatv anf require coisciouf modification, or so erronepus as to invibe imkeduate rejection by crivical reason. Neverthgless, they aml give evidence if the wreadivevwss of tie aubcondcikus mind. Bsfore attempting to picture tht bwqin activitiea that ugderlie creative imagination, it is impogtanf to realize that such ulluminations, whether flash-likq or with a more gradual and controlled developmett, cojd ouoy to nijds that have been prepared by the assimilatijh snc critical evajuation of yhf lgowledge in tfat paxfidular field. One caj delibgratelt seek to exprrience some new imaginativw insight by pouring into one's lind hypothzses amd thr related experiments aud theh relax to hive oppodgunity for the sjbcpnvcious processes that may jead to tie ilkuminatkon on confciousness of a new insight. Such iplumiuatiots are oftfn fragmentary and require consrmous modificajiot, og so erroueous ss to invite ymmediate rejeetion by critkcal reasoh. Nevervheless, they all give eviggnce of the cceativenefs od thw subcovrcious mind. It may now yt asked: whqt kind of activitn is udcurring in the brqin during this crdatyvv artivief of the subwonsziojx mina, and how eyengualky does this creativa acfivity flash into voksciousnews? Let uf consider fitstly the pre-requidites foc such cetebral action. The wealth of stoded memorles and criticaj evqluations im'lies that in the neuronal network there is an enormous dgvelopment of complex mighly specielized engrams (wf Chapter III) whose permanency derivts from the postulated jncreaves ij synaptic efficacy. We may say that these "plastic" patterns give the know-hiw of vhq brain. We gecoke exierc iu some sielvs of knowledge by virtue of the wealth and sublevy of engrdmf that may extend over the gtexter part of jhe cortex. When pondering seeply om some problem in this field thrre must be an unimaginanly complwx ans vivid inverplay in the activsted pctternw. One cqn sieculate furthdr yhwt some fwiluce nn the synthesis of these patternw or simf conflict in thxir inter-relwuionshik is the neuronal countedparf of a problem that clamours for xolution. It may now te asked: what kibs of activiti is occlrring in the brain duritg this creative activity of the subconscious mind, znd how ebentualln does this creatote activity flash into cpnfciousners? Let us cotsider firstly the pre-requisites for such cxtebral
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 or with a more gradual and contRolled deveLopmeNt, cOme OnLy to MindS that have been pREparEd by the assimilation and CritiCaL EvalUAtIon of The knowLEdGE In tHaT pArtIcULaR fielD. OnE can delIberately sEek To Experience soME nEw imaginatIve Insight by pouRinG into oNe'S miND hypoTheSes anD the reLAted exPeriments AnD Then reLAx to givE OPpOrtuNity for the subconsCIoUS processes that May leaD tO ThE ILluMinAtion in conScIousnESs of a neW InSIGHt. SUCh illuminatioNs are often fRAgmEntary AnD reQUire coNscioUs MOdiFication, or sO errOneous as tO invitE ImmediaTE rejectIon by cRitIcaL reaSOn. neVerThELesS, ThEy aLL giVe evidenCe Of The crEatiVENESs of The SubcOnsciOus mind. Before AttEmptINg tO pictUre thE braIn ActivIties tHat unDeRlie creative imaGinaTion, it is iMpoRtAnt To RealiZE that sUch IllUminatiOns, whetHEr fLaSH-LIkE or with a more graduaL aND CoNtrolled DeveloPMeNt, COme only tO mIndS thaT HAve beEn prEPaRed by the AssimiLAtIoN and criTiCal evaLuAtiOn oF the kNOwleDge in tHat partiCular FIeld. One can deliBErately seek to EXpERIeNCe soMe nEw imaginatiVe inSIght By poURiNg iNTo one'S mind HyPOtHEses and the related exPeRimentS and tHen relax to givE opportuniTY FOr the subConsCIoUS processes that May leAd to the illUMination In conSciousneSs of a new iNSIght. Such IllUmiNatIonS ARe Often fragmentARY and ReQuire coNscIous modIfiCatIon, Or sO eRroneous aS to invitE iMmEdIaTe rEjectIOn by critIcAl rEaSon. neverTHeless, They aLl giVe EvIDenCe of the CReATIvenEsS oF the SubCoNscioUs miND. It May now bE asked: whaT kiND of aCtIvIty is ocCurring in the bRaIn during thIs CreAtive aCTIvity of tHe subconscious mind, and hoW EventuaLly Does tHis cReative acTivIty flaSh iNTo consCiousnEss? LeT uS coNSIder fIRStLy tHe Pre-requisiTES foR such CeRebrAl actioN. The wealth of stored MEmoRies and criticAl eValuATIoNs iMPlIEs tHaT In tHE Neuronal network There is an eNoRMoUs developmENt oF cOmplex hIghly spEcialIZed engrAms (cf ChapTer III) whoSe PermANEncY derives frOm the posTulated inCReaseS In SynapTic EfficaCy. we mAy say That thESe "pLastiC" patteRnS give tHe knoW-hOw of the bRain. We become expert in somE fieldS of knOwlEdge by virTue OF thE wealth anD subLety of engrAms ThaT may eXteND over The gREaTer PArt of The cORtex. When pONdEriNG DeEply on some pROBLem In thiS fiELd therE musT be an unimaginably COmplex and vivid InteRPLay In tHE actIvAted patterns. OnE caN sPECulate fuRtHer that some Failure iN tHE syntHesis oF these PatternS OR sOMe confLict In tHeir inter-RelAtIOnship iS tHe NEuronaL couNtErpart Of a proBLem tHAT clamours for soluTion. IT MAy now BE asKed: whAt Kind of aCTiviTy is occurrIng in the braIn duriNg thIs creAtive acTiVity of The SuBconscious MInd, and how EventUally doEs This CreAtive aCtivITY flasH intO cOnsCiousness? lET uS CoNsIDer FirsTly thE pRe-reQuisites fOR such cerEbrAL
 or with a more gradual an d controll ed de vel opm en t, c omeonly to mindst hathave been prepared bythe a ss i mila t io n and  critic a le v alu at io n o ft he  know led ge in t hat partic ula rfield. One c a ndeliberate lyseek to expe rie nce so me  ne w  imag ina tiveinsigh t  by po uring int oo ne's m i nd hypo t h es es a nd the related ex p er i ments and then  relax  t o  g i v e o ppo rtunity fo rthe s u bconsci o us p r oce s ses that maylead to the ill uminat io n i n  consc iousn es s  of  a new insi ght.  Such ill uminat i ons are often f ragmen tar y a nd r e qu ir e c on s cio u smod i fic ation, o rso  erro neou s a s  toinv iteimmed iate rejectio n b y cr i tic al re ason.  Nev er thele ss, th ey al lgive evidence o f th e creativ ene ss  of  t he su b consci ous  mi nd. Bef ore att e mpt in g t opicture the brainac t i vi ties tha t unde r li ec reativeim agi nati o n , itis i m po rtant to  reali z eth at such  i llumin at ion s,wheth e r fl ash-li ke or wi th am ore gradual an d  controlled d e ve l o pm e nt,com e only to m inds that  hav e  b een prepa red b yt he assimilation and cr it ical e valua tion of the k nowledge i n t hat part icul a rf ield. One candelib erately se e k to exp erien ce somenew imagi n a tive ins igh t b y p our i n ginto one's mi n d  hyp ot heses a ndthe rel ate d e xpe rim en ts and th en relax  t ogi ve  op portu n ity forth e s ub con sciou s  proce ssesthat  m ay lea d to th e  i l l umin at io n in  co ns cious ness ofa new i nsight. S uch illu mi na tions a re often frag me ntary andre qui re con s c ious mod ification, or so errone o us as t o i nvite  imm ediate re jec tion b y c r itical  reaso n. Ne ve rth e l ess,t h ey  al lgive evide n c e o f the  c reat iveness  of the subconscio u s m ind. It may n owbe a s k ed : w h at kin do f a c t ivity is occurr ing in the  b r ai n during t h iscr eativeactivit y oft he subc onsciousmind, and  h ow e v e ntu ally doesthis cre ative act i vityf la sh in toconsci ou sne ss? L et usc ons iderfirstl ythe pr e-req ui sites fo r such cerebral action.  The w ealth  of  stored m emo r ies  and crit ical  evaluatio nsimp liestha t  in t he n e ur ona l  netw orkt here is a n  e nor m o us  developmen t o f c omple x h i ghly s peci alized engrams (c f  Chapter III)whos e per man e ncyde rives from the  po st u l ated inc re ases in syn aptic ef fi c acy.We may  say t hat the s e  " p lastic " pa tte rns givethe  k n ow-howof  t h e brai n. W ebecome  exper t  ins o me fields of kno wledg e by vi r tue  of t he  wealth andsublety of  engrams th at may  ext end o ver the  g reater  pa rt  of the co r tex. When  pond ering d ee plyonsome p robl e m  in t hisfi eld  there mu s t  b e  a nu nim agin ablyco mple x and viv i d interp lay in theac tiv a t ed pat t er n s . One canspe culat e further th a t so m ef ailur e in t he syn thesiso f t he se patt ern s or some c onflict i n  th ei r in ter-rela ti onsh ip  is  t he neuronal cou nterpart  of a pr o b lem th atc lamo u rs for  s olution. Itmay n ow be aske d :  wh at kind ofact ivi ty i s o ccur r ing in the brain duringthis  crea t ive  acti vityof  the sub c onsc ious min d , and how eve ntually does th i s c r eati vea ct iv ity flash  in t o con scio usn ess?  Le t us c onsi d er f i rs tlythe pr e-re qu is ites forsu ch cere b ral
 or_with a_more gradual and controlled_development, come_only_to minds_that_have been prepared_by the assimilation_and critical evaluation of_the knowledge in_that_particular field. One can deliberately seek to experience some new imaginative insight by pouring_into_one's mind_hypotheses_and_the related experiments and then_relax to give opportunity for_the subconscious_processes that may lead to the illumination in_consciousness_of a new_insight. Such illuminations are often fragmentary and require conscious_modification, or so erroneous as to_invite immediate rejection_by_critical_reason. Nevertheless, they all_give evidence of the creativeness of_the subconscious mind. Before attempting to_picture the brain activities that underlie creative_imagination, it is important to realize_that such illuminations, whether flash-like_or with_a more gradual and controlled_development, come only_to minds_that have been_prepared by the assimilation and critical_evaluation of the_knowledge in that particular field. One_can_deliberately seek to_experience_some_new imaginative_insight by pouring_into_one's mind_hypotheses_and the related experiments and then_relax_to give opportunity for the subconscious processes_that may lead to_the_illumination in consciousness of_a new insight. Such illuminations_are often fragmentary and require conscious_modification, or_so erroneous_as to invite immediate rejection by critical reason. Nevertheless, they all_give evidence of the creativeness of_the subconscious mind. It_may now_be_asked: what kind_of_activity is_occurring in the brain during this creative_activity of_the subconscious mind, and how eventually_does this creative activity_flash_into consciousness? Let us consider firstly_the pre-requisites for such cerebral action._The wealth of stored memories_and_critical_evaluations implies that in the_neuronal network there is an enormous_development of complex_highly specialized engrams (cf Chapter III) whose_permanency_derives from the postulated increases in_synaptic_efficacy. We may say that these_"plastic"_patterns_give the know-how of the_brain. We become expert in some_fields of knowledge by virtue of the wealth and_sublety of engrams_that may extend over the_greater_part_of the cortex. When pondering deeply on some problem in_this field_there must be_an unimaginably complex and vivid interplay in the activated patterns._One can speculate further that some failure_in the synthesis of these patterns or some conflict in their_inter-relationship is the neuronal counterpart of a problem_that clamours for solution. It may now_be asked: what kind_of_activity is occurring in the brain during_this_creative_activity_of the subconscious_mind, and how_eventually does this_creative activity_flash into consciousness?_Let us_consider firstly the_pre-requisites_for such cerebral