Mental imagery can be advantageous, unnecessary and even clinically disruptive. With
methodological constraints now overcome, research has shown that visual imagery involves …

Mental imagery research has weathered both disbelief of the phenomenon and inherent
methodological limitations. Here we review recent behavioral, brain imaging, and clinical …

Humans are voracious imaginers, with internal simulations supporting memory, planning
and decision-making. Because the neural mechanisms supporting imagery overlap with …

One proposed function of imagery is to make thoughts more emotionally evocative through
sensory simulation, which can be helpful both in planning for future events and in …

Visual mental imagery is the ability to create a quasi-perceptual visual picture in the mind's
eye. For people with the rare trait of aphantasia, this ability is entirely absent or markedly …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

For most people the use of visual imagery is pervasive in daily life, but for a small group of
people the experience of visual imagery is entirely unknown. Research based on subjective …

Early visual areas contain specific information about visual items maintained in working
memory, suggesting a role for early visual cortex in more complex cognitive functions [1–4] …

Research into the neural correlates of individual differences in imagery vividness point to an
important role of the early visual cortex. However, there is also great fluctuation of vividness …

The pupillary light response is an important automatic physiological response which
optimizes light reaching the retina. Recent work has shown that the pupil also adjusts in …