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This review aims to explore the structural and functional brain correlates of visual mental imagery, emphasizing the ventral and dorsal visual pathways.

March 26, 2026Brain SciencesOpen Access

Neuroradiological Insights into Visual Mental Imagery: Structural and Functional Imaging of Ventral and Dorsal Streams

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This review aims to explore the structural and functional brain correlates of visual mental imagery, emphasizing the ventral and dorsal visual pathways.
Synthesize neuroimaging and lesion evidence on visual mental imagery.
Focus on ventral occipito-temporal and dorsal occipito-parietal systems.
Contrast object and spatial imagery supported by different neural pathways.
Discuss implications of network disruptions and emerging work on imagery vividness.
Ventral regions are engaged in object-focused imagery, while parietal regions excel in spatial transformations.
Imagery impairments can result from focal lesions or network disruptions affecting visual areas.
Acknowledgment of aphantasia and hyperphantasia suggests network-level engagement is crucial for imagery vividness.

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Targeted narrative review synthesizes neuroimaging evidence on visual imagery pathways, indicating key biomarkers for dysfunction.

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Redžepi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c4cd12fdc3bde44891900d https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci16040345

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Neuroradiological Insights into Visual Mental Imagery: Structural and Functional Imaging of Ventral and Dorsal Streams

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