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Gianna Cocchini1, Owen Lello, Robert D McIntosh
1a Department of Psychology , Goldsmiths University of London , London , UK.
Abstract:
We report the case of a 52-year old man who, following rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm, presented with a phenomenon not previously described, which we have labelled "Phantabulation." Phantabulation is characterized by frequent and purposeful interactions with contextually appropriate imagined objects. We suggest that this phenomenon results from confusion between real and imagined objects, caused by failure to inhibit florid visual imagery, facilitated by cortical release mechanisms.
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