Revisiting the Mental Imagery Debate: New Evidence from Aphantasia and Neuroimaging
Year: 2025
Type: preprint
Abstract: In this opinion letter, I critically examine the longstanding debate regarding the nature of mental imagery—specifically the tension between depictive (Kosslyn, 1980) and propositional (Pylyshyn, 1973) theories. Based on recent neuroimaging studies in individuals with aphantasia (alteration of mental imagery), I propose to reopen the imagery debate. I also suggest alternatives that support for a single- or a dual-process account of mental representation in the human brain.
Author: Florent Lebon
Language: English
Subfield: Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W4413974530