Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6037753 | NeuroImage | 2010 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
Our results indicate that rule-based motion imagery can activate higher-order visual areas involved in motion perception, with a role for top-down directed influences originating in IPL. Lower-order visual areas (V1, V2 and V3) were down-regulated during this type of imagery, possibly reflecting inhibition to avoid visual input from interfering with the imagery construction. This suggests that the activation in early visual areas observed in previous studies might be related to short- or long-term memory retrieval of specific sensory experiences.
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Authors
Amanda Kaas, Sarah Weigelt, Alard Roebroeck, Axel Kohler, Lars Muckli,