Behavioral and Brain Sciences



Short Communication

Involvement of a visual blackboard architecture in imagery


Frank van der Velde a1 and Marc de Kamps a1
a1 Cognitive Psychology, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands vdvelde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl kamps@fsw.leidenuniv.nl

Abstract

We discuss a visual blackboard architecture that could be involved in imagery. In this architecture, networks that process identity information interact with networks that process location information, in a manner that produces structural (compositional) forms of representation. Architectures of this kind can be identified in the visual cortex, but perhaps also in prefrontal cortex areas related with working memory.