
Published online:
22 March 2012
Published in print:
14 January 2010
Online ISBN:
9780191701412
Print ISBN:
9780199546251
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Introduction Introduction
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Definition of topographical representation Definition of topographical representation
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Topographical representations and the brain Topographical representations and the brain
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The parieto-frontal network The parieto-frontal network
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The hippocampus: a controversial role The hippocampus: a controversial role
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Extent of learning Extent of learning
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Individual spatial abilities Individual spatial abilities
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Gender Gender
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The parahippocampal gyrus: spatial scenes and landmarks The parahippocampal gyrus: spatial scenes and landmarks
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Impact of learning modalities on the neural bases of topographical representation Impact of learning modalities on the neural bases of topographical representation
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Effect of perspective: can we distinguish in the brain an environment learnt by navigation from an environment learnt by map reading? Effect of perspective: can we distinguish in the brain an environment learnt by navigation from an environment learnt by map reading?
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Can we distinguish in the brain an environment learnt visually (map reading) from an environment learnt verbally (reading a text which describes a map)? Can we distinguish in the brain an environment learnt visually (map reading) from an environment learnt verbally (reading a text which describes a map)?
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Does the brain keep a trace of learning modality when it only differs in the real or virtual nature of the environment explored? Does the brain keep a trace of learning modality when it only differs in the real or virtual nature of the environment explored?
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References References
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Chapter
2 Neural bases of topographical representation in humans: Contribution of neuroimaging studies
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Pages
17–30
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Published:January 2010
Cite
Poirel, Nicolas, and others, 'Neural bases of topographical representation in humans: Contribution of neuroimaging studies', in Aymeric Guillot, and Christian Collet (eds), The neurophysiological foundations of mental and motor
imagery (Oxford , 2010; online edn, Oxford Academic, 22 Mar. 2012), https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199546251.003.0002, accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
Abstract
This chapter summarizes the experiments that have contributed to documenting the functional and structural similarities between mental images and the perceptual events from which they are formed. It explores the neural substrate mediating mental navigation and mental exploration following different modes of perceptual learning. It describes the central network of topographical representations. It also evaluates the importance of the nature of information used to form mental images.
Keywords:
mental images, perceptual events, mental navigation, mental exploration, neural substrate, topographical representations
Subject
Sensory and Motor Systems
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