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Andrea Blomkvist

@andreablomkvist.bsky.social

Postdoctoral researcher in philosophy of cognitive science on the project Episodic Memory: Uniquely Human. Mental imagery, aphantasia, episodic memory.

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Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience @uofg-cspe.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience (CSPE) has now been in existence for twenty years! We are going to hold a celebratory 20th Anniversary Conference on 4 – 6th June 2025 in Glasgow. We would love for you to join us.

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Andrea Blomkvist @andreablomkvist.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Contra Michel et al.s' recent (2024) Letter in TICS (@matthiasmichel.bsky.social @jorge-morales.bsky.social), I argue that the episodic memory findings in aphantasia are genuine and defend the episodic memory account of aphantasia. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Defending the episodic memory account of aphantasia

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Andrea Blomkvist @andreablomkvist.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My new article on the contributions of the hippocampus to mental imagery formation is now out in Vision! www.mdpi.com/2411-5150/9/...

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Shaping the Space: A Role for the Hippocampus in Mental Imagery Formation

Mental imagery is claimed to underlie a host of abilities, such as episodic memory, working memory, and decision-making. A popular view holds that mental imagery relies on the perceptual system and th...

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Andrea Blomkvist @andreablomkvist.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Exciting hypothesis which potentially competes with my own 2022 hypothesis that aphantasia is the result of deficient memory processes. Are these compatible? Potentially: aphantasia could be comprised of a heterogeneous group where we should seek different explanations for different sub-groups.

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Andrea Blomkvist @andreablomkvist.bsky.social · 08/01/2024

Looking for volunteers with and without #aphantasia for a study on memory and imagination at the University of Glasgow! More info 👇

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