The Subsystems of Visual Mental Imagery Processing
10.3969/j.issn.1673-6273.2007.02.001
- VernacularTitle:心理意象加工的子系统的研究
- Author:
Dan-Ni SUI
1
;
Chang-Jun LI
;
Li ZHOU
;
Qing-Bao YU
;
Yi-Yuan TANG
Author Information
1. 大连理工大学
- Keywords:
Mental imagery;
Resolution;
Object;
Transformation;
Spatial imagery
- From:
Progress in Modern Biomedicine
2007;7(2):161-165
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Background mental imagery is a multi-componential process involving different mental operations. Objective The present study investigated the subsystems of visual mental imagery processing and their interactions. Methods: Four experimental tasks were done: (1) object, the ability to generate global mental images; (2) resolution, the ability to generate vivid,high-resolution mental images; (3) transformation,the ability to mentally rotate patterns in images, and (4) spatial imagery,spatial cognition. 91 university students (77 males, 14 females) participated in this study. Results: Object task was highly correlated with resolution task, and the same the tendency was found between transformation task and spatial task. Conclusion: The results indicate there are different subsystems of visual mental imagery and corresponding operative strategies, but with strong correlation among these processes and abilities.