Visual images are consciously assembled in specific localized brain regions
the verdict
SUPPORTED
the evidence backs this
confidence 77/100
Neuroscience literature demonstrates that visually generated mental images recruit specific localized brain regions and neural networks overlapping with visual perception and working memory.
Evidence for · 3
Behavioural and neural correlates of visual working memory reveal metacognitive aspects of mental imagery
2023 · cited by 1
This study explores how mental imagery is maintained and processed through neural correlates of visual working memory, supporting the biological basis of assembled visual representations.
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Interactions between the neural correlates of dispositional internally directed thought and visual imagery
2019 · cited by 1
This research links self-generated visual imagery thoughts to specific functional connectivity networks across the brain.
Shared and Independent Neural Representation Between Visual Perception and Mental Imagery
2021 · cited by 0
This study demonstrates that visual mental imagery shares neural representations in the early visual cortex and higher visual areas, supporting localized brain involvement.