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Many topics have inspired significant amounts of neuroimaging
research in recent years, and the study of mental imagery was one
of the earliest to receive a thorough empirical investigation.
Twenty years later, the goal of understanding this pervasive but
elusive phenomenon continues to motivate a number of sustained
research programs on the part of cognitive psychologists and
neuroscientists. The issues at stake are easy to formulate, even if
the answers sometimes may be difficult to obtain: Which parts of
the human brain are active when a person generates a memory image
of an absent object? To what extent does mental imagery activate
cortical structures known to subserve perceptual visual experience?
If imagery and like-modality perception produce similar patterns of
brain activation, what sorts of theories should cognitive
scientists develop about the underlying mechanisms? How can we best
understand why people differ in their imagery abilities? These are
questions to which the contributors to the special issue
"Neuroimaging of Mental Imagery" offer answers, through seven
original studies based on the use of modern neuroimaging
techniques, primarily positron emission tomography (PET) and
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). These techniques are
used in the context of a variety of cognitive tasks involving
memory, problem solving, and other processes. Unlike most research
in psychology, much of the work reported here explicitly addresses
individual differences, which must be considered carefully in order
to provide comprehensive accounts of the results of imagery
experiments. Although these investigations were planned and carried
out independently, we find a remarkable convergence among them. And
this may be the surest sign that a field is indeed moving forward.
Many topics have inspired significant amounts of neuroimaging
research in recent years, and the study of mental imagery was one
of the earliest to receive a thorough empirical investigation.
Twenty years later, the goal of understanding this pervasive but
elusive phenomenon continues to motivate a number of sustained
research programs on the part of cognitive psychologists and
neuroscientists. The issues at stake are easy to formulate, even if
the answers sometimes may be difficult to obtain: Which parts of
the human brain are active when a person generates a memory image
of an absent object? To what extent does mental imagery activate
cortical structures known to subserve perceptual visual experience?
If imagery and like-modality perception produce similar patterns of
brain activation, what sorts of theories should cognitive
scientists develop about the underlying mechanisms? How can we best
understand why people differ in their imagery abilities? These are
questions to which the contributors to the special issue
"Neuroimaging of Mental Imagery" offer answers, through seven
original studies based on the use of modern neuroimaging
techniques, primarily positron emission tomography (PET) and
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). These techniques are
used in the context of a variety of cognitive tasks involving
memory, problem solving, and other processes. Unlike most research
in psychology, much of the work reported here explicitly addresses
individual differences, which must be considered carefully in order
to provide comprehensive accounts of the results of imagery
experiments. Although these investigations were planned and carried
out independently, we find a remarkable convergence among them. And
this may be the surest sign that a field is indeed moving forward.
Contents: R.H. Logie, M. Denis, Preface: Imagery, Language and Visuo-spatial Thinking: E Pluribus Unum. D. Pearson, R. De Beni, C. Cornoldi, The Generation, Maintenance, and Transformation of Visuo-spatial Mental Images. T. Vecchi, L.H. Phillips, C. Cornoldi, Individual Differences in Visuo-spatial Working Memory. J. Engelkamp, H.D. Zimmer, M. de Vega, Pictures in Memory: The Role of Visual-imaginal Information. O.H. Turnbull, M. Denis, E. Mellet, O. Ghaëm, D.P. Carey, The Processing of Visuo- spatial Information: Neuropsychological and Neuroimaging Investigations. M. de Vega, M. Cocude, M. Denis, M.J. Rodrigo, H.D. Zimmer, The Interface between Language and Visuo-spatial Representations. M. Denis, M.-P. Daniel, S. Fontaine, F. Pazzaglia, Language, Spatial Cognition, and Navigation. R.H. Logie, J. Engelkamp, D. Dehn, S. Rudkin, Actions, Mental Actions, and Working Memory.
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Spatial Information Theory - 9th International Conference, COSIT 2009, Aber Wrac'h, France, September 21-25, 2009, Proceedings (Paperback, 2009 ed.)
Kathleen Stewart Hornsby, Christophe Claramunt, Michel Denis, Gerard Ligozat
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First established in 1993 with a conference in Elba, Italy, COSIT
(the International C- ference on Spatial Information Theory) is
widely acknowledged as one of the most - portant conferences for
the field of spatial information theory. This conference series
brings together researchers from a wide range of disciplines for
intensive scientific - changes centered on spatial information
theory. COSIT submissions typically address research questions
drawn from cognitive, perceptual, and environmental psychology,
geography, spatial information science, computer science,
artificial intelligence, cog- tive science, engineering, cognitive
anthropology, linguistics, ontology, architecture, planning, and
environmental design. Some of the topical areas include, for
example, the cognitive structure of spatial knowledge; events and
processes in geographic space; incomplete or imprecise spatial
knowledge; languages of spatial relations; navigation by organisms
and robots; ontology of space; communication of spatial
information; and the social and cultural organization of space to
name a few. This volume contains the papers presented at the 9th
International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2009,
held in Aber Wrac'h, France, September 21-25, 2009. For COSIT 2009,
70 full paper submissions were received. These papers were
carefully reviewed by an international Program Committee based on
relevance to the conference, intellectual quality, scientific
significance, novelty, relation to previously published literature,
and clarity of presentation. After reviewing was completed, 30
papers were selected for presentation at the conference and appear
in this volume. This number of papers reflects the high quality of
submissions to COSIT this year.
Imagery, Language and Visuo-Spatial Thinking discusses the
remarkable human ability to use mental imagery in everyday life:
from helping plan actions and routes to aiding creative thinking;
from making sense of and remembering our immediate environment to
generating pictures in our minds from verbal descriptions of scenes
or people. The book also considers the important theme of how
individuals differ in their ability to use imagery. With
contributions from leading researchers in the field, this book will
be of interest to advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and
researchers in cognitive psychology, cognitive science and
cognitive neuropsychology.
All living creatures inscribe their activity in space. Human beings
acquire knowledge of this space by traversing it, listening to
verbal descriptions, and looking at maps, atlases, and digital
media. We memorize routes, compare distances mentally, and retrieve
our starting place after a long journey. Space and Spatial
Cognition provides an up-to-date introduction to the elements of
human navigation and the mental representation of our environment.
This book explores the mental capacities which enable us to create
shortcuts, imagine new pathways, and thus demonstrate our
adaptation to the environment. Using a multidisciplinary approach
which draws on psychology, neuroscience, geography, architecture
and the visual arts, the author presents answers to a number of
questions. Which mental capacities do people mobilize when
confronted with space? Which brain functions do they implement? How
do digital technologies extend these capacities? By presenting
space at the crossroads of a number of disciplines, this volume
reveals how each of them enhances our understanding of human
behaviour in space. Space and Spatial Cognition provides a unique
insight into all facets of spatial cognition, including spatial
behaviour, language, and future technologies. It will be the ideal
companion for all students and researchers in the field.
All living creatures inscribe their activity in space. Human beings
acquire knowledge of this space by traversing it, listening to
verbal descriptions, and looking at maps, atlases, and digital
media. We memorize routes, compare distances mentally, and retrieve
our starting place after a long journey. Space and Spatial
Cognition provides an up-to-date introduction to the elements of
human navigation and the mental representation of our environment.
This book explores the mental capacities which enable us to create
shortcuts, imagine new pathways, and thus demonstrate our
adaptation to the environment. Using a multidisciplinary approach
which draws on psychology, neuroscience, geography, architecture
and the visual arts, the author presents answers to a number of
questions. Which mental capacities do people mobilize when
confronted with space? Which brain functions do they implement? How
do digital technologies extend these capacities? By presenting
space at the crossroads of a number of disciplines, this volume
reveals how each of them enhances our understanding of human
behaviour in space. Space and Spatial Cognition provides a unique
insight into all facets of spatial cognition, including spatial
behaviour, language, and future technologies. It will be the ideal
companion for all students and researchers in the field.
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Sensation - Poems (Paperback)
Itiahaiti Literary Organization; Preface by Wilson Thelimo Louis; Michael Denis
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
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our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
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edition identification: ++++ Die Gedichte Ossians, Eines Alten
Celtischen Dichters, Volume 1; Die Gedichte Ossians, Eines Alten
Celtischen Dichters; James Macpherson James Macpherson, Michael
Denis, Ossian Trattner, 1768
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Auserlesene Gedichte (Paperback)
Michael Denis; Created by Leonhard Martin Eisenschmid
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believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
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++++ Auserlesene Gedichte Michael Denis, Leonhard Martin
Eisenschmid Pustet, 1824
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++++ Lieder, Volume 5 James Macpherson, Michael Denis Alberti, 1791
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++++ Auf Die Reise Josephs Des Zweyten: Gesungen Im Mayen 1769
Michael Denis Trattner, 1769
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++++ Lieder, Volume 2; Lieder; Michael Denis James Macpherson,
Michael Denis Alberti, 1791
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++++ Lieder, Volume 3; Lieder; Michael Denis James Macpherson,
Michael Denis Alberti, 1791
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Lieder, Volume 3... (Paperback)
James Macpherson, Michael Denis; Created by Joseph Friedrich Von Retzer
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++++ Lieder, Volume 5 James Macpherson, Joseph Friedrich von
Retzer, Michael Denis Wappler, 1784
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