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Several authors have pointed out a correlation between perceptionand imagination. In particular some authors suggested that during imaginationnot only the brain, but also other structures are involved. It is possiblethat the eye too is involved in this process. For this reason we decided tostudy the role of the lens during the mental process of imagination: weexamined with standardized echography the lenses of 10 emmetropic subjects.The lenses were measured by ultrasound to verify changes in thicknesswhen some tests were submitted to the patients.
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Iaccarino, G., Cennamo, G., Rosa, N., Alfieri, G., Pasquariello, A., Ruggieri, V. (1995). Changes in the Thickness of the Lens During Imagination: An Echographic Study. In: Tane, S., Thijssen, J.M., Fledelius, H.C. (eds) Ultrasonography in Ophthalmology 14. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 58. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0025-0_15
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