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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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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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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Gaze patterns during visual mental imagery reflect part-based generation
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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Self‐harm‐related mental imagery: A content analysis study of imagery reported by young people referred to mental health services [PDF]
JCPP AdvancesBackground Growing evidence suggests that self‐harm‐related mental imagery is involved in the transition from self‐harm ideation to enactment. However, there has been little research on this important phenomenon in adolescent populations.
Karima Susi +3 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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Prospective Mental Imagery in Depression: Impact on Reward Processing and Reward-Motivated Behaviour
Clinical Psychology in Europe, 2021 [Background] Mental imagery has long been part of cognitive behavioural therapies. More recently, a resurgence of interest has emerged for prospective mental imagery, i.e.
Fritz Renner +5 more
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