Insights into embodied cognition and mental imagery from aphantasia
Mental representations allow humans to think about, remember and communicate about an
infinite number of concepts. A key question within cognitive psychology is how the mind …
infinite number of concepts. A key question within cognitive psychology is how the mind …
Unconscious mental imagery
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Historically, mental imagery has been defined as an experiential state—as something
necessarily conscious. But most behavioural or neuroimaging experiments on mental …
necessarily conscious. But most behavioural or neuroimaging experiments on mental …
Behavioral and neural signatures of visual imagery vividness extremes: Aphantasia versus hyperphantasia
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Although Galton recognized in the 1880s that some individuals lack visual imagery, this
phenomenon was mostly neglected over the following century. We recently coined the terms …
phenomenon was mostly neglected over the following century. We recently coined the terms …
The critical role of mental imagery in human emotion: Insights from fear-based imagery and aphantasia
One proposed function of imagery is to make thoughts more emotionally evocative through
sensory simulation, which can be helpful both in planning for future events and in …
sensory simulation, which can be helpful both in planning for future events and in …
The prevalence of aphantasia (imagery weakness) in the general population
Visual mental imagery is the ability to create a quasi-perceptual visual picture in the mind's
eye. For people with the rare trait of aphantasia, this ability is entirely absent or markedly …
eye. For people with the rare trait of aphantasia, this ability is entirely absent or markedly …
The pupillary light response as a physiological index of aphantasia, sensory and phenomenological imagery strength
The pupillary light response is an important automatic physiological response which
optimizes light reaching the retina. Recent work has shown that the pupil also adjusts in …
optimizes light reaching the retina. Recent work has shown that the pupil also adjusts in …
Only minimal differences between individuals with congenital aphantasia and those with typical imagery on neuropsychological tasks that involve imagery
Aphantasia describes the experience of individuals who self-report a lack of voluntary visual
imagery. It is not yet known whether individuals with aphantasia show deficits in cognitive …
imagery. It is not yet known whether individuals with aphantasia show deficits in cognitive …
Quantifying aphantasia through drawing: Those without visual imagery show deficits in object but not spatial memory
Congenital aphantasia is a recently characterized variation of experience defined by the
inability to form voluntary visual imagery, in individuals who are otherwise high performing …
inability to form voluntary visual imagery, in individuals who are otherwise high performing …
Visual working memory in aphantasia: Retained accuracy and capacity with a different strategy
Visual working memory paradigms involve retaining and manipulating visual information in
mind over a period of seconds. Evidence suggests that visual imagery (sensory recruitment) …
mind over a period of seconds. Evidence suggests that visual imagery (sensory recruitment) …
Memories with a blind mind: Remembering the past and imagining the future with aphantasia
Our capacity to re-experience the past and simulate the future is thought to depend heavily
on visual imagery, which allows us to construct complex sensory representations in the …
on visual imagery, which allows us to construct complex sensory representations in the …