"盲人"头脑中的模拟:在幻觉中检查无意识的心理图像
Emiko J Muraki1, Penny M Pexman2
1Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
Neuropsychologia
|July 14, 2025
概括
患有非想象症的个体,无法有意识地想象,在语言处理过程中仍然表现出感官运动模拟效应. 这表明无意识的心理图像可能被保存,即使没有有意识的视觉体验.
科学领域:
- 认知神经科学 认知神经科学
- 语言心理学 语言心理学
背景情况:
- 异想症的特点是缺乏有意识的心理图像.
- 无意识的心理图像及其与体内认知的关系在阿芬塔西亚的作用仍然不清楚.
- 嵌入式理论表明,单词的含义依赖于感官和运动模拟.
研究的目的:
- 调查阿芬坦西亚患者在语言处理过程中是否表现出感官运动模拟效应.
- 为了澄清意识的心理图像,无意识的心理图像和模拟机制之间的关系.
- 为了完善对阿芬塔西亚的图像缺陷的理解.
主要方法:
- 招募了104名阿芬塔西亚患者和104名匹配的对照.
- 管理的语义处理任务和平价判断任务.
- 使用心理图像问卷来评估主观经验.
主要成果:
- 无论是Aphantasia还是对照组都表现出模拟效应.
- 参与者对具有更大的相关感觉运动体验的单词做出了更快的反应.
- 无论有意识的可视化能力如何,都观察到模拟效应.
结论:
- 在语义处理期间的感觉运动模拟可以独立于有意识的心理图像.
- 通过模拟,无意识的心理图像似乎被保留在患有幻觉症的人身上.
- 研究结果表明,有意识图像和感觉运动模拟的机制是不同的.
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