Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination
How humans distinguish perception from mental imagery is not well understood. Here, the authors show that reality judgements are based on the intensity of a mixture of imagined and real signals.
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| author | Nadine Dijkstra Stephen M. Fleming |
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| description | How humans distinguish perception from mental imagery is not well understood. Here, the authors show that reality judgements are based on the intensity of a mixture of imagined and real signals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae573d35b66642038401f4ad3f3a285f2023-03-26T11:13:40ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232023-03-0114111110.1038/s41467-023-37322-1Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imaginationNadine Dijkstra0Stephen M. Fleming1Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College LondonWellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging, University College LondonHow humans distinguish perception from mental imagery is not well understood. Here, the authors show that reality judgements are based on the intensity of a mixture of imagined and real signals.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37322-1 |
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| title | Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination |
| title_full | Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination |
| title_fullStr | Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination |
| title_short | Subjective signal strength distinguishes reality from imagination |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-37322-1 |
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