Alexander Sulfaro (Alex)
@sulfaro.bsky.social
Postdoctoral researcher of mental imagery, hallucinations, and working memory at Macquarie University, Sydney.
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1agUHkoAAAAJ&hl
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=1agUHkoAAAAJ&hl
Am curious about this debate because I feel like lesion studies would be fairly conclusive evidence that V1 is not necessary for mental imagery anyway. It can still be depictive without EVC (but "depictive" != "identical to a retinal image experience"). From doi.org/10.31234/osf...
October 1, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Am curious about this debate because I feel like lesion studies would be fairly conclusive evidence that V1 is not necessary for mental imagery anyway. It can still be depictive without EVC (but "depictive" != "identical to a retinal image experience"). From doi.org/10.31234/osf...
If we ask all of them to visualise a black square instead, the idea that we can replicate mental image experiences with real images breaks.
The diff between mental and real images can't be reduced to blur/saturation/etc philarchive.org/rec/AMYIV philpapers.org/rec/BOUWAS
The diff between mental and real images can't be reduced to blur/saturation/etc philarchive.org/rec/AMYIV philpapers.org/rec/BOUWAS
Here you go:
as described to individuals during interview: osf.io/hyefp/
as described to individuals during interview: osf.io/hyefp/
June 25, 2025 at 7:03 AM
If we ask all of them to visualise a black square instead, the idea that we can replicate mental image experiences with real images breaks.
The diff between mental and real images can't be reduced to blur/saturation/etc philarchive.org/rec/AMYIV philpapers.org/rec/BOUWAS
The diff between mental and real images can't be reduced to blur/saturation/etc philarchive.org/rec/AMYIV philpapers.org/rec/BOUWAS
Researcher: Let's throw a ball on the weekend
P1: *brings a catcher’s mitt*
P2: *brings a ballgown*
Me: Shouldn’t we clarify what we mean by “ball”?
Researcher: No need, we have shown meaningful differences in how P1/P2 experience the world
Is this where we're at for ind diffs in mental imagery?
P1: *brings a catcher’s mitt*
P2: *brings a ballgown*
Me: Shouldn’t we clarify what we mean by “ball”?
Researcher: No need, we have shown meaningful differences in how P1/P2 experience the world
Is this where we're at for ind diffs in mental imagery?
I.e., "People have different experiences of a construct that has a single term" - This actually supports my point 😅
June 25, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Researcher: Let's throw a ball on the weekend
P1: *brings a catcher’s mitt*
P2: *brings a ballgown*
Me: Shouldn’t we clarify what we mean by “ball”?
Researcher: No need, we have shown meaningful differences in how P1/P2 experience the world
Is this where we're at for ind diffs in mental imagery?
P1: *brings a catcher’s mitt*
P2: *brings a ballgown*
Me: Shouldn’t we clarify what we mean by “ball”?
Researcher: No need, we have shown meaningful differences in how P1/P2 experience the world
Is this where we're at for ind diffs in mental imagery?