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Biology
Roger Koenig-Robert, Joel Pearson
Summary: Although research has shown similarities in function and neural mechanisms between imagery and perception, there are still noticeable differences in our experiences of the two. Studying the directional flow of information, different cortical layers in the primary visual cortex, and potential neural mechanisms of modulation versus excitation may help explain why imagery and perception feel distinct.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2021)
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Cell Biology
Sarah Hennessy, Alison Wood, Rand Wilcox, Assal Habibi
Summary: This study investigated the effects of a 12-week music intervention on well-being, speech-in-noise abilities, and auditory encoding and voluntary attention in adults aged 50-65. While no significant differences were found between the choir group and control group in terms of quantitative measures of well-being or behavioral speech-in-noise abilities, changes in the N1 component were observed in the choir group but not the control group, suggesting potential benefits of music training for sound encoding in older adults at risk of auditory decline.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sandra Chiquet, Corinna S. Martarelli, Fred W. Mast
Summary: This study used immersive virtual reality to investigate how individual tendencies to process and represent visual information contribute to eye fixation patterns on previously inspected objects. The findings showed that participants also look back to relevant locations when they are free to move in 3D space, and this behavior depends on individual differences in visual object imagery abilities.
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Renzo C. Lanfranco, Alvaro Rivera-Rei, David Huepe, Agustin Ibanez, Andres Canales-Johnson
Summary: Hypnotic suggestions can induce a variety of perceptual experiences, including hallucinations. Visual hypnotic hallucinations differ from regular mental images in terms of their automaticity, vividness, and realism. Research suggests that the neural signatures distinguishing hypnotically hallucinated faces from imagined faces lie in the right hemisphere of the brain.
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Cell Biology
Yiheng Hu, Qing Yu
Summary: The study investigates the spatiotemporal dynamics of self-generated imagery using electroencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging. The results show overlapping neural signatures of cue-induced and self-generated imagery but with significantly different sensitivities to the two types of imagery.
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Behavioral Sciences
Thomas Jacquet, Romuald Lepers, Benedicte Poulin-Charronnat, Patrick Bard, Philippe Pfister, Benjamin Pageaux
Summary: The study confirmed that prolonged motor imagery induces mental fatigue, increases effort required for imagery, and alters the electromyography of the vastus lateralis muscle. These findings suggest that prolonged motor imagery may impair the motor command required to perform imagined or actual contractions.
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Ergonomics
Lvqing Miao, Yunjiao Gu, Lichun He, Huarong Wang, David C. Schwebel, Yongjiang Shen
Summary: Listening to fast tempo music was associated with increased mental load and reduced hazard perception ability in traffic among novice drivers. Listening to slow tempo music did not increase novice drivers' mental load and offered some benefit to their hazard perception.
ACCIDENT ANALYSIS AND PREVENTION
(2021)
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Biology
Ryohei Fukuma, Takufumi Yanagisawa, Shinji Nishimoto, Hidenori Sugano, Kentaro Tamura, Shota Yamamoto, Yasushi Iimura, Yuya Fujita, Satoru Oshino, Naoki Tani, Naoko Koide-Majima, Yukiyasu Kamitani, Haruhiko Kishima
Summary: In this study, it was found that neural representations of imagined images can still be present in humans even when they are shown conflicting images. Furthermore, there is semantic asymmetry between the neural representations of imagined and perceived images.
COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Eva Gjorgieva, Benjamin R. Geib, Roberto Cabeza, Marty G. Woldorff
Summary: This study used EEG to investigate the role of attention in the formation and encoding of self-generated mental images. The results revealed that directing attention internally to form mental images led to changes in brain activity, and that low-vividness images required longer internally-directed attention. Furthermore, remembering low-vividness images involved additional conceptual processing.
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Ophthalmology
Nadine Dijkstra, Peter Kok, Stephen M. Fleming
Summary: This study used psychophysics to investigate the interaction between imagination and perception in determining visual experience. The results showed that congruent imagination increased the visibility of perceived stimuli and caused a leftward shift in the psychometric function. These findings are important for our understanding of how the brain processes internally generated imagery and externally triggered perception.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jan Stupacher, Markus Wrede, Peter Vuust
Summary: When listening to music, we often feel a strong desire to move our body in relation to the rhythm, known as groove. Previous research suggests that groove sensation is strongest when the rhythm is moderately complex. This study recreates the relationship between rhythmic complexity and groove sensation, providing an efficient toolkit for future research.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Catharina Messell, Lisa Summer, Lars Ole Bonde, Bolette Daniels Beck, Dea Siggaard Stenbaek
Summary: This article introduces the method and steps of using music as part of psilocybin treatment intervention. By using guided imagery and music method to choose and organize music, as well as using the taxonomy of therapeutic music to evaluate the psychological intensity of music, the therapeutic effects of psilocybin can be supported. The article also provides practical examples and a detailed description of the structure of the Copenhagen Music Program.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Paolo Bartolomeo
Summary: Heinrich Lissauer made significant contributions to neurology and neuroanatomy in his short life, particularly in the study of visual agnosia and the dissociation model between visual perception and visual mental imagery. His research provides insights into the current debate on the neural bases of visual mental imagery.
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Behavioral Sciences
Jianghao Liu, Paolo Bartolomeo
Summary: Individuals experience different levels of vividness in their visual mental images. A study with 117 healthy participants found that those with congenital aphantasia, a condition characterized by absent or near-absent visual imagery, had slower response times in both imagery and perceptual tasks, but similar levels of accuracy compared to other groups. These findings support the hypothesis that congenital aphantasia primarily involves a deficit of phenomenal consciousness.
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Emily E. Perszyk, Xue S. Davis, Jelena Djordjevic, Marilyn Jones-Gotman, Jessica Trinh, Zach Hutelin, Maria G. Veldhuizen, Leonie Koban, Tor D. Wager, Hedy Kober, Dana M. Small
Summary: This study found that the ability to imagine odours is associated with food cravings and weight gain. Through an observational study on 45 adults, it was discovered that the ability to imagine odours is correlated with the intensity of food cravings, which in turn promotes adiposity and leads to weight gain over time.
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Rebecca S. Schaefer, Katie Overy
NEUROSCIENCES AND MUSIC V: COGNITIVE STIMULATION AND REHABILITATION
(2015)
Editorial Material
Psychology, Biological
Rebecca S. Schaefer, Katie Overy, Peter Nelson
BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES
(2013)
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Neurosciences
Rebecca S. Schaefer, Alexa M. Morcom, Neil Roberts, Katie Overy
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2014)
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R. J. Vlek, R. S. Schaefer, C. C. A. M. Gielen, J. D. R. Farquhar, P. Desain
JOURNAL OF NEURAL ENGINEERING
(2011)
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Neurosciences
Rebecca S. Schaefer, Jason Farquhar, Yvonne Blokland, Makiko Sadakata, Peter Desain
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Neurosciences
Rebecca S. Schaefer, Peter Desain, Jason Farquhar
Review
Biology
Rebecca S. Schaefer
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2014)
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Marije W. Derks-Dijkman, Rebecca S. Schaefer, Maartje L. Stegeman, Ilse D. A. van Tilborg, Roy P. C. Kessels
Summary: The effects of musical mnemonics on memory performance in young and older adults were examined. The results showed that rhythm had a facilitating effect on both groups, while pitch and melodic cues negatively affected performance in older adults only. Musical training did not moderate the effect of musical mnemonics.
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Emma Moore, Rebecca S. Schaefer, Mark E. Bastin, Neil Roberts, Katie Overy
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Rebecca S. Schaefer, Lilian J. Beijer, Wiel Seuskens, Toni C. M. Rietveld, Makiko Sadakata
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2016)
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Rebecca S. Schaefer
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2014)
Review
Neurosciences
Emma Moore, Rebecca S. Schaefer, Mark E. Bastin, Neil Roberts, Katie Overy
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Psychology, Experimental
Rebecca S. Schaefer, Rutger J. Vlek, Peter Desain
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH-PSYCHOLOGISCHE FORSCHUNG
(2011)
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Rebecca S. Schaefer
EMPIRICAL MUSICOLOGY REVIEW
(2014)
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Psychology, Biological
Youling Bai, Jianguo Qu, Dan Li, Huazhan Yin
Summary: This study used resting-state functional connectivity analysis to investigate the neural pathways between internet addiction tendency and sleep quality, and found a positive correlation between internet addiction tendency and the strength of functional connectivity within the default-mode network. Furthermore, internet addiction tendency mediated the relationship between these functional couplings and sleep quality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
(2024)
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Psychology, Biological
Jie Zhang, Xiyan Li, Shiwei Liu, Can Xu, Zhijie Zhang
Summary: In this study, electroencephalogram data was analyzed to compare the resting network activation between heavy media multitaskers (HMM) and light media multitaskers (LMM). The results showed that HMM had weaker activation in the attention network, but enhanced activation in the salience network. They also had an enhanced visual network and may feel less comfortable during resting-state periods. This suggests that chronic media multitasking leads to a bottom-up or stimulus-driven allocation of attention for HMM, while LMM use a top-down approach.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY
(2024)
