We argue that the primary function of mental imagery is to allow us to generate specific
predictions based upon past experience. All imagery allows us to answer 'what if'questions …

It is generally accepted that there is something special about reasoning by using mental
images. The question of how it is special, however, has never been satisfactorily spelled out …

Since the 1970s the cognitive sciences have offered multidisciplinary ways of understanding
the mind and cognition. The MIT Encyclopedia of the Cognitive Sciences (MITECS) is a …

Numerous studies concerned with cerebral structures underlying word reading have been
published during the last decade. A few controversies, however, together with …

What happens in the brain when you conjure up a mental image in your mind's eye? We
tested whether the particular regions of extrastriate cortex activated during mental imagery …

The cortical anatomy of the conscious resting state (REST) was investigated using a meta-
analysis of nine positron emission tomography (PET) activation protocols that dealt with …

Although there is ample evidence that motor imagery activates similar cerebral regions to
those solicited during actual movements, it is still unknown whether visual (VI) and …

Although sport is played with the body, it is won in the mind. Inspired by this idea, the second
edition of this popular textbook provides a comprehensive critical introduction to sport and …

Cultural neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field of research that investigates interrelations
among culture, mind and the brain. Drawing on both the growing body of scientific evidence …

Visual imagery is used in a wide range of mental activities, ranging from memory to
reasoning, and also plays a role in perception proper. The contribution of early visual cortex …