Interoception predicts mental imagery vividness: exploring a key relationship [PDF]
Scientific ReportsInteroception, the sense of the internal state of the body, plays a fundamental role in emotional awareness and self-referential processing. Recently, interoception has been linked to the experience of mental imagery.
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Exploring the association between mental imagery, sensory sensitivity, and autistic traits in autistic and non-autistic adults [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMental imagery vividness varies between individuals. Low levels of mental imagery have been associated with high levels of autistic traits, whilst autistic traits are known to positively correlate with sensory sensitivities. This would predict a negative
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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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Mental imagery modulates bistable perception in a modality-specific manner [PDF]
Scientific ReportsMultimodal approaches are essential for understanding the mechanisms and constraints of mental imagery, yet few studies have directly compared its perceptual effects across sensory systems.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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.
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