When we speak of mental images we refer to representation of objects in our mind. Typically, mental images refer to visual representations, but we could also imagine the sound of a river, the scent of a daisy, the softness of wool, the taste of a piece of chocolate cake and thus produce also auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustative mental images. However the literature on imagery has taken into consideration almost exclusively visual mental images, so this is what we shall focus on in this chapter.The large use of imagery in everyday life and the close relationship between imagery and other cognitive processes justify the interest toward this topic.
Mental Imagery
CORNOLDI, CESARE;DE BENI, ROSSANA
2006
Abstract
When we speak of mental images we refer to representation of objects in our mind. Typically, mental images refer to visual representations, but we could also imagine the sound of a river, the scent of a daisy, the softness of wool, the taste of a piece of chocolate cake and thus produce also auditory, olfactory, tactile and gustative mental images. However the literature on imagery has taken into consideration almost exclusively visual mental images, so this is what we shall focus on in this chapter.The large use of imagery in everyday life and the close relationship between imagery and other cognitive processes justify the interest toward this topic.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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