Utilizing Aphantasia to Examine Embodied Cognition in the Visual Modality
University of Colorado Honors Journal April 21, 2026 Tessa Moskoff
This study investigated the role of mental visual imagery in language processing. Specifically, data was collected on participants with and without aphantasia – a condition wherein no mental visual imagery occurs – and their reaction times were compared in a property verification task. In the study, 39 participants (12 with aphantasia, 27 with mental visual imagery) answered a series of...