Imagery, language, and visuo-spatial thinking / edited by Michel Denis [and others].

"This volume offers a statement of current thinking in the field of imagery. Visual imagery and visuo-spatial memory play key roles in the higher cognitive functions of mental representation, creative thinking, and planning complex actions, as well as contributing to differences in mental abili...

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Other Authors: Denis, Michel, 1943-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hove, East Sussex [England] : Philadelphia [Pa.] : Psychology Press ; Taylor & Francis, 2001.
Series:Current issues in thinking & reasoning.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface : Imagery, language, and visuo-spatial thinking : E pluribus unum / Robert H. Logie and Michel Denis
  • The generation, maintenance, and transformation of visuo-spatial mental images / David Pearson, Rossana De Beni, and Cesare Cornoldi
  • Individual differences in visuo-spatial working memory / Tomaso Vecchi, Louise H. Phillips, and Cesare Cornoldi
  • Pictures in memory : the role of visual-imaginal information / Johannes Engelkamp, Hubert D. Zimmer, and Manuel de Vega
  • The processing of visuo-spatial information : neuropsychological and neuroimaging investigations / Oliver H. Turnbull [and others]
  • The interface between language and visuo-spatial representations / Manuel de Vega [and others]
  • Language, spatial cognition, and navigation / Michel Denis [and others]
  • Actions, mental actions, and working memory / Robert H. Logie [and others].