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ellooo
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ellooo asked in Social SciencePsychology · 8 years ago

If someone sees an after image, does it show up on a brain scan?

I'm reading a philosophy paper, and I was wondering...

If someone is seeing an after image, are parts of the brain activated that can be seen using brain imaging techniques? If someone is observing a colored after-image, are the V1 and V4 areas of the brain activated?

Thanks in advance.

Update:

If someone is shown a colored item, then yes, the areas of the brain will be activated. But what about if they see an after image (that is not physically there)?

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