The Phenomenology of Offline Perception: Multisensory Profiles of Voluntary Mental Imagery and Dream Imagery [PDF]
VisionBoth voluntary mental imagery and dream imagery involve multisensory representations without externally present stimuli that can be categorized as offline perceptions. Due to common mechanisms, correlations between multisensory dream imagery profiles and
Maren Bilzer, Merlin Monzel
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Shaping the Space: A Role for the Hippocampus in Mental Imagery Formation [PDF]
VisionMental imagery is claimed to underlie a host of abilities, such as episodic memory, working memory, and decision-making. A popular view holds that mental imagery relies on the perceptual system and that it can be said to be ‘vision in reverse’.
Andrea Blomkvist
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Mental Imagery to Enhance Procedural Skills in Peripheral Venous Catheterization: A Randomized Simulation Study in Medical Students [PDF]
Perspectives on Medical EducationIntroduction: Procedural skill acquisition is fundamental to medical education, yet training opportunities are increasingly constrained. Mental imagery, a cognitive rehearsal method shown to enhance psychomotor performance in various domains, has gained ...
Nicolas Boulet +5 more
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Gaze patterns during visual mental imagery reflect part-based generation [PDF]
Scientific ReportsEye movements during visual mental imagery resemble those made during prior perception. Across two experiments, we investigated whether eye movements during imagery reflect a part-by-part generation of mental images, by comparing gaze patterns during ...
Enea J. Weber, Fred W. Mast
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Positive mental imagery, emotion regulation and depressive symptoms in individuals with alcohol use disorder [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychiatryIntroductionsEmotion regulation, depressive symptoms and mental imagery have both been linked to alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, the association between these factors have not been investigated within a group of individuals with AUD.ObjectivesThe ...
M. Rydzewska +9 more
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Cognitive and neural mechanisms of mental imagery supporting creative cognition [PDF]
Communications BiologyWhile the role of mental imagery in creative cognition is acknowledged, the specific cognitive and neural mechanisms remain underexplored. This study aims to elucidate the supportive role of mental imagery in creative cognition from a semantic memory ...
Jing Gu +7 more
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Effects of Personalized Mental Imagery Training on Anger Expression and Resilience in Adolescent Rugby Players: A Controlled Study [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by heightened emotional reactivity and increased exposure to stress, particularly in high-contact sports such as rugby.
Donatella Di Corrado +5 more
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Mental imagery in the context of online compulsive buying-shopping disorder: The role of pleasure and relief [PDF]
Addictive Behaviors ReportsBackground: The rise of e-commerce has led to an increase in online compulsive buying-shopping disorder (OCBSD), an addictive disorder potentially driven by preoccupations like mental imagery, yet their occurrence and predictors have not been thoroughly ...
Annika Brandtner +2 more
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Uncovering the Role of the Early Visual Cortex in Visual Mental Imagery [PDF]
VisionThe question of whether the early visual cortex (EVC) is involved in visual mental imagery remains a topic of debate. In this paper, I propose that the inconsistency in findings can be explained by the unique challenges associated with investigating EVC ...
Nadine Dijkstra
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