Long-term memory and lack of mental images
Bonn researchers find connection between autobiographical memory and aphantasia
Long-term memory and lack of mental images: - (from left) Research Group Leader Cornelia McCormick, Merlin Monzel und Pitshaporn Leelaarporn find a connection between autobiographical memory and aphantasia. When people lack visual imagination, this is known as aphantasia. Researchers from the University Hospital Bonn (UKB), the University of Bonn and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) investigated how the lack of mental imagery affects long-term memory. They were able to show that changes in two important brain regions, the hippocampus and the occipital lobe, as well as their interaction, have an influence on the impaired recall of personal memories in aphantasia. ...TO READ THIS ARTICLE, CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT
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