This symposium juxtaposes perspectives from psychology and cognitive science with anthropology, archaeology, musicology and philosophy in an inter-disciplinary exploration of human imagination. Themes include: the evolution and development of imagination; its role in cognition, creativity and culture; and brain mechanisms and imagination.

Organiser: Dr Ilona Roth, Psychology Department, Open University

Contributors include: Karin Barber, Susan Blackmore, Margaret Boden, Pascal Boyers, Nicholas Cook, Ian Cross, Gregory Currie, Robert Foley, Paul Harris, Steve Mithen, Daniel Nettle, Dan Sperber, Ian Robertson, Ilona Roth, Mark Turner, Andrew Whiten.

The programme for the conference is available now.

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