Gaze patterns during visual mental imagery reflect part-based generation https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-35447-z "eye movements during mental imagery reflect a part-by-part generation process of the imagined content, independent of prior perceptual encoding"
X limits Grok's image generation and editing to paying subscribers after widespread outcry over its use to create sexually explicit and violent imagery (Helena Horton/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/gro…
The mind's eyes: distinct neural correlates of spatial and object imagery https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0149763426000977 mental imagery
The Fusiform Imagery Node: where vision meets concepts in the left temporal lobe https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393226000448
• FIN in left fusiform is a key hub for voluntary visual mental imagery.
• Lesions or disconnection of FIN r…
Mind the gap: Revealing sidewalk networks at scale
pdf: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2632-072X/ae35b9/pdf
Nice to see important research on the both most important and neglected mode of transport 🚶
US commercial satellite provider Planet Labs delays Middle East imagery to two weeks from four days over concerns it could be used to target NATO members (Aaron Clark/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Augmenting imagery with multimodal vibrotactile representations: touch, feel, and hear https://programs.sigchi.org/chi/2026/program/content/223192 PDF at
From single scenes to extended scenarios: The role of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex in the construction of imagery-rich events https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0324764 "perceptual representations in the posterior neoco…
There's some academic research on (developmental) aphantasia, there's some academic research on (developmental) mental imagery, but where is academic research on (acquired) sound-guided mental imagery?