dc.contributor.author |
Jacobs, Christianne |
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dc.contributor.author |
Schwarzkopf, Dietrich |
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dc.contributor.author |
Silvanto, Juha |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2018-12-03T01:25:05Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2018-08 |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0010-9452 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2292/44777 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Aphantasia, i.e., the congenital inability to experience voluntary mental imagery, offers a new model for studying the functional role of mental imagery in (visual) cognition. However, until now, there have been no studies investigating whether aphantasia can be linked to specific impairments in cognitive functioning. Here, we assess visual working memory performance in an aphantasic individual. We find that she performs significantly worse than controls on the most difficult (i.e., requiring the highest degree of precision) visual working memory trials. Surprisingly, her performance on a task designed to involve mental imagery did not differ from controls', although she lacked metacognitive insight into her performance. Together, these results indicate that although a lack of mental imagery can be compensated for under some conditions, mental imagery has a functional role in other areas of visual cognition, one of which is high-precision working memory. |
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dc.format.medium |
Print-Electronic |
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dc.language |
eng |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
Cortex; a journal devoted to the study of the nervous system and behavior |
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dc.rights |
Items in ResearchSpace are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Previously published items are made available in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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dc.rights.uri |
https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/docs/uoa-docs/rights.htm |
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dc.subject |
Humans |
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dc.subject |
Epilepsy |
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dc.subject |
Cognition |
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dc.subject |
Imagination |
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dc.subject |
Memory, Short-Term |
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dc.subject |
Problem Solving |
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dc.subject |
Visual Perception |
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dc.subject |
Task Performance and Analysis |
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dc.subject |
Adult |
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dc.subject |
Female |
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dc.subject |
Imagery, Psychotherapy |
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dc.title |
Visual working memory performance in aphantasia. |
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dc.type |
Journal Article |
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dc.identifier.doi |
10.1016/j.cortex.2017.10.014 |
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pubs.begin-page |
61 |
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pubs.volume |
105 |
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dc.rights.holder |
Copyright: The author |
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dc.identifier.pmid |
29150139 |
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pubs.end-page |
73 |
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pubs.publication-status |
Published |
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dc.rights.accessrights |
http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/RestrictedAccess |
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pubs.subtype |
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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pubs.subtype |
Journal Article |
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pubs.elements-id |
718087 |
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pubs.org-id |
Medical and Health Sciences |
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pubs.org-id |
Optometry and Vision Science |
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dc.identifier.eissn |
1973-8102 |
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pubs.record-created-at-source-date |
2017-11-19 |
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pubs.dimensions-id |
29150139 |
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