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  1. 1. Age Differences and the Impact of Mental Imagery in a Method of Loci Training Task

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Mari Wingård; [2023]
    Keywords : Mental imagery; memory enhancement; memory training; Method of Loci; age; age-related decline; aphantasia;

    Abstract : Gaining knowledge about methods of memory enhancement is important because it allows us to develop effective strategies and interventions to increase memory performance, optimize cognitive function, and potentially alleviate memory-related challenges such as age-related cognitive decline or memory disorders. This thesis aims to examine the influence of age on self-reported mental imagery (MI) experiences and investigate the potential effects of age and MI on memory training performance using the Method of Loci (MoL). READ MORE

  3. 2. Interpreting Mental Rotation Performance in Self-Described Aphantasia through Cognitive Penetrability

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Dániel Pénzes; [2023]
    Keywords : mental imagery debate; cognitive penetrability; aphantasia; VVIQ; OSIQ; mental rotation;

    Abstract : Mental images are unique mental representations and the depictive view in the imagery debate states that mental images have similar spatial structures as their corresponding external object. The propositional view, however, contends that beliefs about the external world influence a mental image – also known as the cognitive penetrability theory –, therefore mental images cannot be described in visual terms. READ MORE

  4. 3. Misdiagnosis of unresponsive wakefulness syndrome : The importance of finding covert consciousness

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Agata Pietrzyk; [2021]
    Keywords : Vegetative state; misdiagnosis; mental imagery task; disorders of consciousness; neuroimaging;

    Abstract : The traditional diagnosis of patients with disorders of consciousness relies solely on behavioral responses. In 1996 it was estimated that 43% of patients diagnosed with unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (vegetative state) receive the wrong diagnosis. Assessing consciousness is perhaps the most crucial part of the diagnostic process. READ MORE

  5. 4. Conscious by Default : The Role of the Default Mode Network in Internal Awareness

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Mattisson; [2019]
    Keywords : default mode network; internal awareness; consciousness; posterior cingulate cortex; disorders of consciousness;

    Abstract : Abstract In the 1990s researchers discovered task-deactivated regions in the human brain. Together, these areas make up the default mode network (DMN). READ MORE

  6. 5. Spatial orientation & imagery : What are the gender differences in spatial orientation and mental imaging when navigating a virtual environment with only auditory cues?

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

    Author : Emil Bergqvist; [2015]
    Keywords : spatial orientation; mental imagery; serious games;

    Abstract : This thesis analyses the gender differences in spatial orientation and mental imagery when navigating a virtual environment with only auditory cues. A prototype was developed for an iPod Touch device to evaluate possible gender difference in performance of orientation. READ MORE