An fMRI investigation on image generation in different sensory modalities: The influence of vividness

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 190-200

  Olivetti Belardinelli, M ^a,b   Palmiero, M ^a,b,c   Sestieri, C ^d   Nardo, D ^a,b   Di Matteo, R ^b,d   Londei, A ^b   D'Ausilio, A ^b   Ferretti, A ^d   Del Gratta, C ^d   Romani, G L ^d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ECONA   (Italy)

^c RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Imagery; Representational format; Sensory modality; Simulation; Vividness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; ITALY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ROME; SENSATION;

EID: 69249122806     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2009.06.009     Document Type: Article

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