Johanna Bergmann
jobergmann.bsky.social
Johanna Bergmann
@jobergmann.bsky.social
Reposted by Johanna Bergmann
From tiny aha's to big realizations: The bigger the conflict, the deeper the insight💡 🌩️

We propose a new theory of mental breakthroughs bridging insights from problem-solving, psychotherapy, psychedelics, and meditation.

out now in Cognition

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February 11, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Reposted by Johanna Bergmann
The saga continues: significant decoding of voluntary imagery in early visual cortex *during aphantasia* - but a lack of cross-decoding with perception, maybe suggesting different sensory formats?

www.cell.com/current-biol...
Imageless imagery in aphantasia revealed by early visual cortex decoding
Chang et al. report that during imagery attempts, those with validated aphantasia have decreased perceptual BOLD response and higher ipsilateral imagery response. Imagery content could be decoded usin...
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January 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM