Shared neural mechanisms of visual perception and imagery
Source
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23, 5, (2019), pp. 423-434ISSN
Publication type
Article / Letter to editor
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Organization
SW OZ DCC AI
PI Group Memory & Space
Journal title
Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume
vol. 23
Issue
iss. 5
Languages used
English (eng)
Page start
p. 423
Page end
p. 434
Subject
120 Memory and Space; Cognitive artificial intelligenceAbstract
For decades, the extent to which visual imagery relies on the same neural mechanisms as visual perception has been a topic of debate. Here, we review recent neuroimaging studies comparing these two forms of visual experience. Their results suggest that there is a large overlap in neural processing during perception and imagery: neural representations of imagined and perceived stimuli are similar in the visual, parietal, and frontal cortex. Furthermore, perception and imagery seem to rely on similar top-down connectivity. The most prominent difference is the absence of bottom-up processing during imagery. These findings fit well with the idea that imagery and perception rely on similar emulation or prediction processes.
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