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Mental imagery: The role of primary visual cortex in aphantasia

Milton, F. (2024). Mental imagery: the role of primary visual cortex in aphantasia. Current Biology, 34(21), R1088–R1090. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2024.09.076

Abstract

The neural underpinnings of aphantasia - a phenomenon where people have an absence of mental imagery - are poorly understood. Two recent studies provide the first direct evidence linking brain activation in primary visual cortex to the imagery deficits in aphantasia.

Authors

  • Fraser Milton4