Object imagery is mentally picturing a thing itself: its shape, colour, texture. Some find single objects harder to imagine than scenes or layouts.
Duckett and Simons · Neuropsychologia
In 60 adults, neither questionnaire imagery scores nor average vividness predicted memory for scenes, but memories rated more vivid than a person's own average were more often correct. Re-analyzed aphantasia data showed the same trial-level link.
Nanay · Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Aphantasia is a heterogeneous condition with distinct subtypes, including variations in voluntary control and sensory modalities. Recognizing these differences is essential for developing accurate experimental methodologies and explanations.
Monzel and colleagues · Behavior Research Methods
Researchers developed an improved binocular rivalry priming score that accounts for mixed trials and perceptual stability. This provides a more accurate behavioral measure for identifying aphantasia and validating self-reported imagery.
Keogh and Pearson · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
In binocular rivalry tests, people with aphantasia were primed by attending to a visible striped pattern but showed no sign of attentional templates when it was absent. The authors conclude templates and imagery are closely linked.
Bainbridge and colleagues · Cortex
People with aphantasia drew fewer objects and less color from memory than typical imagers, but placed objects just as accurately and added fewer false ones. This suggests memory for objects and memory for locations rely on separate systems.
Cumming and Eaves · Imagination, Cognition and Personality
Mental imagery is a multidimensional process involving image generation, inspection, transformation, and maintenance. Understanding these distinct components allows for more precise measurement and application of imagery in sport and health settings.