Individual differences in object versus spatial imagery: From neural correlates to real-world applications

Multisensory Imagery

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 299-318

  Kozhevnikov, Maria ^a,b   Blazhenkova, Olesya ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuroscience; Educational applications; Individual differences; Object spatial dissociation; Visual imagery; Visualization abilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929536387     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5879-1_16     Document Type: Chapter

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