Pearson, Joel

Mental Imagery: Functional Mechanisms and Clinical Applications

Pearson, J., Naselaris, T., Holmes, E. A., & Kosslyn, S. M. (2015) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 1,087

The human imagination: the cognitive neuroscience of visual mental imagery

Pearson, J. (2019) · Nature Reviews Neuroscience

Visual perception and processing mechanismsMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 820

The functional impact of mental imagery on conscious perception

Pearson, J., Clifford, C. W. G., & Tong, F. (2008) · Current Biology

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 409

Human brain networks function in connectome-specific harmonic waves

Atasoy, S., Donnelly, I., & Pearson, J. (2016) · Nature Communications

Neural dynamics and brain functionFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies

Cited by 381

A cognitive profile of multi-sensory imagery, memory and dreaming in aphantasia

Dawes, A. J., Keogh, R., Andrillon, T., & Pearson, J. (2020) · Scientific Reports

Memory Processes and InfluencesPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 357

The blind mind: No sensory visual imagery in aphantasia

Keogh, R., & Pearson, J. (2018) · Cortex

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 352

The critical role of mental imagery in human emotion: insights from fear-based imagery and aphantasia

Wicken, M., Keogh, R., & Pearson, J. (2021) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Memory Processes and InfluencesAnxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes

Cited by 182

Smaller Primary Visual Cortex Is Associated with Stronger, but Less Precise Mental Imagery

Bergmann, J., Genç, E., Kohler, A., Singer, W., & Pearson, J. (2016) · Cerebral Cortex

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 177

Phantom perception: voluntary and involuntary nonretinal vision

Pearson, J., & Westbrook, F. (2015) · Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Visual perception and processing mechanismsHallucinations in medical conditions

Cited by 161

The pupillary light response as a physiological index of aphantasia, sensory and phenomenological imagery strength

Kay, L., Keogh, R., Andrillon, T., & Pearson, J. (2022) · eLife

Visual perception and processing mechanismsHallucinations in medical conditions

Cited by 142

Memories with a blind mind: Remembering the past and imagining the future with aphantasia

Dawes, A. J., Keogh, R., Robuck, S., & Pearson, J. (2022) · Cognition

Memory Processes and InfluencesIdentity, Memory, and Therapy

Cited by 130

Harmonic brain modes: a unifying framework for linking space and time in brain dynamics

Atasoy, S., Deco, G., Kringelbach, M. L., & Pearson, J. (2018) · The Neuroscientist

Functional Brain Connectivity StudiesNeural dynamics and brain function

Cited by 124

Visual working memory in aphantasia: Retained accuracy and capacity with a different strategy

Keogh, R., Wicken, M., & Pearson, J. (2021) · Cortex

Visual perception and processing mechanismsCognitive Abilities and Testing

Cited by 119

Why do imagery and perception look and feel so different?

Koenig-Robert, R., & Pearson, J. (2021) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 104

Imagine that: elevated sensory strength of mental imagery in individuals with Parkinson's disease and visual hallucinations

Shine, J. M., Keogh, R., O'Callaghan, C., Muller, A. J., Lewis, S. J. G., & Pearson, J. (2015) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Hallucinations in medical conditionsParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments

Cited by 97

Cortical excitability controls the strength of mental imagery

Keogh, R., Bergmann, J., & Pearson, J. (2020) · eLife

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation StudiesVisual perception and processing mechanisms

Cited by 94

Redefining Visual Working Memory: A Cognitive-Strategy, Brain-Region Approach

Pearson, J., & Keogh, R. (2019) · Current Directions in Psychological Science

Cognitive Abilities and TestingMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 90

Unconscious information changes decision accuracy but not confidence

Vlassova, A., Donkin, C., & Pearson, J. (2014) · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Visual perception and processing mechanismsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 70

Measuring Intuition: Nonconscious Emotional Information Boosts Decision Accuracy and Confidence

Lufityanto, G., Donkin, C., & Pearson, J. (2016) · Psychological Science

Decision-Making and Behavioral EconomicsNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies

Cited by 63

Exposure Is Not Enough: Suppressing Stimuli from Awareness Can Abolish the Mere Exposure Effect

de Zilva, D., Vu, L., Newell, B. R., & Pearson, J. (2013) · PLoS ONE

Aesthetic Perception and AnalysisMemory Processes and Influences

Cited by 25

Imageless imagery in aphantasia: decoding non-sensory imagery in aphantasia

Meng, M., Chang, S., Zhang, X., & Pearson, J. (2023) · Research Square

Visual perception and processing mechanismsPhilosophy and Theoretical Science

Cited by 8