Seeing more than schemas: the vmPFC represents imagery- rich mental scenarios
Sorit Achmed Ali, Pitshaporn Leelaarporn, Rüdiger Stirnberger, Maren Bilzer, Nadja Abdel Kafi, Julia Taube, Yilmaz Sagik, Cornelia McCormick
The paper investigates the role of the vmPFC in representing imagery-rich mental scenarios using fMRI and MVPA, finding it encodes detailed visual content beyond abstract representations.
Neuropsychologia · Jan 17, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience