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Visual imagery in the brain: modality-specifi c and spatial, but perhaps without space
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Whereas in everyday life imagination is commonly accepted as a specifi c mental state, postulating a mental and a corresponding neural faculty for provision of this competence is controversial in psychological science. This is even more the case if a specifi c format of mental representation (e.g., a depiction instead of a description – see below) is postulated. One reason for this is the fact that imagery is exclusively a personal experience. Any report on the qualities of a mental image is therefore ultimately grounded in introspective data that cannot be approached via direct empirical observation. It is therefore quite understandable that one looked to neuroscientifi c methods to increasingly disclose the state of imagery, as these promised a better understanding of imagery and perhaps a proof of the existence of such a neural faculty and the depictive format. However, as I show in the following, this is still – at least partially – an unfulfi lled desire. Book Name: From Mental Imagery to Spatial Cognition and Language |
| Related Links | https://api.taylorfrancis.com/content/chapters/edit/download?identifierName=doi&identifierValue=10.4324/9780203078433-12&type=chapterpdf |
| Ending Page | 87 |
| Page Count | 32 |
| Starting Page | 56 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9780203078433-12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2012-10-02 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: From Mental Imagery To Spatial Cognition and Language History and Philosophy of Science Specifi Neural Faculty Imagery Ultimately Disclose Promised Introspective |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
