Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark Travers writes about the world of psychology. When someone prompts you to imagine a sunset, you can likely picture the bright ...

People with aphantasia—individuals who report experiencing no visual imagery at all—also showed reduced activation of the brain's visual cortex in response to sounds, according to a new study. The ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Recent neuroscience research shows that people have distinct patterns of brain connectivity and function when it comes to visual imagination. This ability runs ...

UNSW Sydney and Macquarie University psychology researchers have written an article warning that psychedelic therapies may switch on visual mental imagery in people with aphantasia and could raise the ...

The ability to visualize faces, objects, landscapes, or even scenes from the past exists on a spectrum. While some can picture the layout of a city in minute detail and mentally walk through it, ...

Recent studies have explored the dynamic interplay between ocular behaviour and the retrieval of visual memories. Notably, eye movements observed during mental imagery often reflect the patterns ...