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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.
Dawes, Keogh and Pearson · Neuroscience Research
Aphantasia is not a uniform condition but consists of distinct sub-groups, including those with purely visual deficits and others with multi-sensory impairments. This highlights the need for multi-sensory screening to better understand individual cognitive profiles.
Dawes and colleagues · Cognition
People with aphantasia described past and imagined future events with fewer event-specific details, mainly visual ones, especially for the future. This suggests visual imagery helps people rebuild events in rich detail.
Dawes and colleagues · Scientific Reports
People with aphantasia reported weaker imagery in all senses, less vivid memories and imagined futures, and fewer dreams, but similar spatial skills. This suggests imagery is a common tool that many mental processes draw on.
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