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SUMMARY:IRCA 2026 - Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Aphantasia
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LOCATION:Glasgow G12 8QQ\, United Kingdom\, Glasgow\, United Kingdom
DESCRIPTION:<p>Aphantasia\, characterised as a reduction or absent vividness in voluntary visual imagery\, has emerged over the past decade as a rapidly developing area of interdisciplinary research.</p>\n<p>IRCA &ndash\; the Interdisciplinary Reading Club on Aphantasia &ndash\; is now hosting the first interdisciplinary conference on aphantasia in collaboration with University of Glasgow&rsquo\;s Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience. The conference will be held over three days and aims to bring together international researchers from psychology\, neuroscience\, philosophy\, and related disciplines. The conference seeks to foster discussion on aphantasia\, consolidate current empirical and theoretical knowledge\, and promote collaboration on future research directions.</p>\n<p>The program will include five keynote speakers\, as well as contributed talks and poster presentations selected from submitted abstracts.</p>\n<p>Keynote speakers:&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Wilma Bainbridge</p>\n<p>Andrea Blomkvist</p>\n<p>Jorge Morales</p>\n<p>Lars Muckli</p>\n<p>Adam Zeman</p>\n\n<p>**** ABSTRACT SUBMISSION OPEN ****</p>\n<p>CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</p>\n<p>Abstract submission link:&nbsp\;https://sites.google.com/view/irca-conference-2026/call-for-abstracts?authuser=0</p>\n<p>Abstracts should be no longer than 1000 words (excluding references) and submitted as a Word or PDF file.</p>\n\n<p>Deadline for abstract submission:&nbsp\;17/04/2026 (23:59\, BST)</p>\n<p>Notification of acceptance for&nbsp\;talk or poster: End of April 2026</p>\n<p>Conference registration open: Early May 2026</p>\n\n<p>Topics of interest include\, but are not limited to:</p>\n<p>Cognitive and Perceptual Processes</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Mental imagery</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Perception</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Spatial cognition</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Memory</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Attention</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Interoception</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Unconscious mental imagery</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Inner speech</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Representational and Metacognitive Approaches</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Representational formats and computational mechanisms</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Metacognition and introspective access</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Phenomenology of imagery</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Neural and Methodological Approaches</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Psychophysics</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Neuroimaging</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Developmental\, Clinical\, and Mental Health Perspectives</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Neurodevelopmental aspects of aphantasia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Clinical and mental health perspectives</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>Philosophical and theoretical questions</p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>How to define aphantasia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Theories of aphantasia</p>\n</li>\n<li>\n<p>Historical perspectives on aphantasia</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n\n<p>We hope to see you in Glasgow!</p>\n<p>ORGANISERS&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Andrea Blomkvist</p>\n<p>Jianghao Liu</p>\n<p>Christian O. Scholz&nbsp\;</p>
ORGANIZER;CN=Andrea Blomkvist;CN=Christian O. Scholz:
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