Outlining a brain model of mental imaging abilities.
This paper outlines a brain model of mental imaging abilities by reviewing neuropsychological evidence of the association and dissociation between mental imaging processes and known perceptual mechanisms; differentiating between visual-mode and auditory-mode thought systems; pointing to brain arousal systems involved in waking and dream imaging; and exploring pre-frontal involvement in deliberate imaging and cognitive state monitoring. In the process, the paper develops an emerging distinction between objective-imagery and subjective-imagery abilities. It ends by suggesting possible brain models for in-born and clinical loss of subjective imaging abilities.
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Brewton-Parker College, Mt Vernon, Georgia, USA.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008959:Models, Neurological; D010465:Perception / Q000502:physiology*