Visual narratives of sequential images–as found in comics, picture stories, and storyboards–
are often thought to provide a fairly universal and transparent message that requires minimal …

Drawn sequences of images are among our oldest records of human intelligence, appearing
on cave paintings, wall carvings, and ancient pottery, and they pervade across cultures from …

Sequential images are as natural at conveying narratives as verbal language, and have
appeared throughout human history, from cave paintings and tapestries right through to …

How do people make sense of the sequential images in visual narratives like comics? A
growing literature of recent research has suggested that this comprehension involves the …

Understanding visual narrative sequences, as found in comics, is known to recruit similar
cognitive mechanisms to verbal language. As measured by event-related potentials (ERPs) …

Drawings and sequential images are an integral part of human expression dating back at
least as far as cave paintings, and in contemporary society appear most prominently in …

The past decade has seen a rapid growth of cognitive and brain research focused on visual
narratives like comics and picture stories. This paper will summarize and integrate this …

We examined the role of mental imagery skills on story comprehension in 150 fifth graders
(10-to 12-year-olds), when reading a narrative book chapter with alternating words and …

Narratives, also called stories, can be found in conversations, children's play interactions,
reading material, and television programs. From infancy to adulthood, narrative …

Visual storytelling comes in many forms (eg films, comics, photographs, commercials) and is
used for a range of purposes (eg to entertain, inform, persuade). Technological advances …