A review of sensory imagery for consumer psychology

RS Elder, A Krishna - Journal of Consumer Psychology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This review of mental imagery research has the core objective of fostering more research on
the topic of sensory imagery. The review is organized around a conceptual framework …

Visual mental imagery engages the left fusiform gyrus, but not the early visual cortex: A meta-analysis of neuroimaging evidence

A Spagna, D Hajhajate, J Liu, P Bartolomeo - … & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The dominant neural model of visual mental imagery (VMI) stipulates that memories from the
medial temporal lobe acquire sensory features in early visual areas. However, neurological …

Anatomy and white matter connections of the lingual gyrus and cuneus

AH Palejwala, NB Dadario, IM Young, K O'Connor… - World neurosurgery, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The medial occipital lobe, composed of the lingual gyrus and cuneus, is
necessary for both basic and higher level visual processing. It is also known to facilitate …

What is the link between mental imagery and sensory sensitivity? Insights from aphantasia

CJ Dance, J Ward, J Simner - Perception, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
People with aphantasia have impoverished visual imagery so struggle to form mental
pictures in the mind's eye. By testing people with and without aphantasia, we investigate the …

Where do bright ideas occur in our brain? Meta-analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies of domain-specific creativity

M Boccia, L Piccardi, L Palermo, R Nori… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Many studies have assessed the neural underpinnings of creativity, failing to find a clear
anatomical localization. We aimed to provide evidence for a multi-componential neural …

[HTML][HTML] The neural correlates of visual imagery vividness–An fMRI study and literature review

J Fulford, F Milton, D Salas, A Smith, A Simler… - Cortex, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Using the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire we selected 14 high-scoring
and 15 low-scoring healthy participants from an initial sample of 111 undergraduates. The …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing mental imagery in clinical psychology: A review of imagery measures and a guiding framework

DG Pearson, C Deeprose, SMA Wallace-Hadrill… - Clinical psychology …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mental imagery is an under-explored field in clinical psychology research but presents a
topic of potential interest and relevance across many clinical disorders, including social …

Divergent thinking and the core executive functions: A state-of-the-art review

M Palmiero, G Fusi, M Crepaldi, VM Borsa… - Cognitive …, 2022 - Springer
The study of the relationships between divergent thinking and the core executive functions is
long standing. However, the literature on this topic is not conclusive. The present review was …

Primary somatosensory cortex discriminates affective significance in social touch

V Gazzola, ML Spezio, JA Etzel, F Castelli… - Proceedings of the …, 2012 - pnas.org
Another person's caress is one of the most powerful of all emotional social signals. How
much the primary somatosensory cortices (SIs) participate in processing the pleasantness of …

Visual mental imagery: Evidence for a heterarchical neural architecture

A Spagna, Z Heidenry, M Miselevich, C Lambert… - Physics of Life …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Theories of Visual Mental Imagery (VMI) emphasize the processes of retrieval,
modification, and recombination of sensory information from long-term memory. Yet, only …