Cocchini, Gianna; Lello, Owen; McIntosh, Robert and Della Sala, Sergio. 2014. Phantabulation: A case of visual imagery interference on visual perception. Neurocase, 20(5), pp. 581-590. ISSN 1355-4794 [Article]

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We report the case of a 52-year old man who, following rupture of an anterior communicating artery aneurysm, presented with a phenomenon not previously described, which we have labelled ‘Phantabulation’. Phantabulation is characterised by frequent and purposeful interactions with contextually appropriate imagined objects. We suggest that this phenomenon results from confusion between real and imagined objects, caused by failure to inhibit florid visual-imagery, facilitated by cortical release mechanisms.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2013.826689
Keywords:	visual imagery; perception; confabulation; stroke
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology
Dates:	Date Event 2014 Published
Item ID:	10078
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2014 10:34
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2017 14:13
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/10078

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