{"title":"The aphantasia paradox: a Sartrean update","authors":"Margherita Arcangeli, Paolo Bartolomeo","doi":"10.1093/brain/awaf233","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Neuroscientific research into mental imagery often relies on David Hume’s view of visual imagination as weak perception. Arcangeli & Bartolomeo argue that Jean-Paul Sartre’s alternative framework—supported by recent findings on aphantasia—offers a more conceptually and empirically robust approach.","PeriodicalId":9063,"journal":{"name":"Brain","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Brain","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awaf233","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CLINICAL NEUROLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Neuroscientific research into mental imagery often relies on David Hume’s view of visual imagination as weak perception. Arcangeli & Bartolomeo argue that Jean-Paul Sartre’s alternative framework—supported by recent findings on aphantasia—offers a more conceptually and empirically robust approach.
期刊介绍:
Brain, a journal focused on clinical neurology and translational neuroscience, has been publishing landmark papers since 1878. The journal aims to expand its scope by including studies that shed light on disease mechanisms and conducting innovative clinical trials for brain disorders. With a wide range of topics covered, the Editorial Board represents the international readership and diverse coverage of the journal. Accepted articles are promptly posted online, typically within a few weeks of acceptance. As of 2022, Brain holds an impressive impact factor of 14.5, according to the Journal Citation Reports.