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Papers about aphantasia and mental imagery, with summaries in plain words. The summaries are generated by AI and may contain errors.
Arntz · Behaviour Research and Therapy
Researchers updated the Imagery Rescripting protocol to focus on therapist-led intervention at the memory's most distressing "hotspot." This refinement improves emotional processing and offers non-visual alternatives for those who cannot imagine.
Dance, Meeten and Simner · Behaviour Research and Therapy
Aphantasics catastrophise less and feel less threatened by worries despite reporting similar overall anxiety levels as controls. This suggests that while mental imagery is not required for worry, it may amplify its perceived severity.
Renner and colleagues · Behaviour Research and Therapy
Mental imagery of future activities increases motivation and anticipated reward for those tasks. This suggests that simulating positive future events can act as a motivational amplifier to help people overcome procrastination.
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Holmes and colleagues · Behaviour Research and Therapy
Researchers propose that mental imagery acts as an emotional amplifier in bipolar disorder, fueling mood volatility and anxiety. This suggests targeting imagery could improve cognitive behavioral treatments for the disorder.