Jan Frederik Sima

I'm developing a new integrative theory of mental imagery, called attention-based quantification theory. The theory understands mental imagery as the quantification of qualitative spatial relations and shape information by internal attention shifts. No quasi-picture or percept is generated, allowing processing of inconsistent mental images. In contrast to other contemporary theories, my theory is also implemented as a computational cognitive model. The model offers a novel explanatory framework for a wide range of imagery phenomena, such as mental reinterpretation, mental scanning, eye movements, cognitive penetration, and neuropsychological results (e.g., imaginal neglect).