That a stimulated limbic system and hypothalamus might yield greater associative and imaginative powers is not surprising, scientists said.

It shares their musical orchestration of themes, their reliance on the associative powers of the imagination and their hypnotic evocation of mood and a state of mind.

Mrs. Clinton is certainly savvy about the associative powers of color, especially the power of certain colors to flatter or disarm.

Names of older freeways like the Santa Monica, have "associative power," he said.

While the other works spark the associative powers of the imagination, these pieces are unyielding in their self-containment.

"Remembrance of Things Past" may be famous for extolling the associative powers of a mere cookie, the madeleine.

But Mr. Foer has ambitions for the magazine that go beyond throwing analytical weight and associative power at any particular issue.

Through high status marriages (even imperial ones), women were able to gain associative power from their husbands' prominent positions in society.

He has created thousands of works that demonstrate-and, in many cases, combine-the narrative potential of images and the associative power of language within the boundaries of the work of art.

Or maybe their associative power is merely a physiological one.