title: Current issues in the neuropsychology of image generation.
abstract: Image generation is the process by which long-term memory knowledge of the visual appearance of objects or scenes is used to create a short-term, percept-like image. In this article I will review recent neuropsychological evidence relevant to two questions about image generation: First, is there a distinct component of the cognitive architecture dedicated to image generation? Second, what brain regions are directly involved with image generation?
authors.affiliation: University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104-6196, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Farah
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination / Q000502:physiology*; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*