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    It is not the case that The meanings-as-images hypothesis may arise from a systematic bias in conscious introspection rather than from the actual structure of language representation.

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    • 1.Vivid consciousness is associated mainly with the visual cortex, especially area V1, which is crucially involved in mental imagery.
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    • 2.Vast amounts of non-imagistic encoding and processing of language likely go unnoticed because they do not enter conscious experience.
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    • 3.Any imagistic artifacts evoked during language processing do become part of conscious experience, making them salient.
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