Does touch inhibit visual imagery? A case study on acquired blindness. Issue 2 (19th April 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: von Trott zu Solz, Jana; Paolini, Marco; Silveira, Sarita
• Is Part Of: PsyCh Journal. Volume 6:Issue 2(2017)
• Page Start: 139
• Page End: 140
• Publication Date: 2017-04-19
• Subjects: blindness -- episodic memory -- tactile sensation -- visual cortex -- visual imagery; Psychology -- Periodicals; 150
• DOI: 10.1002/pchj.162
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2046-0252

Abstract

Abstract : In a single‐case study of acquired blindness, differential brain activation patterns for visual imagery of familiar objects with and without tactile exploration as well as of tactilely explored unfamiliar objects were observed. Results provide new insight into retrieval of visual images from episodic memory and point toward a potential tactile inhibition of visual imagery.