Spatial representations elicit dual-coding effects in mental imagery

Cognitive Science

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1157-1172

  Verges, Michelle ^a   Duffy, Sean ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTH BEND   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual code theory; Mental imagery; Perceptual simulation; Spatial associations

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953161209     PISSN: 03640213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-6709.2009.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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