Alexithymia and mental imagery

One of the defining characteristics of alexithymic patients is their reduce d ability to use mental images. In the present study, imaging capacity was evaluated in a total of 69 alexithymic subjects and 64 non-alexithymic subj ects (all university students). Alexithymic subjects showed lower imaging c apacity than non-alexithymic subjects. New approaches for investigation of the relationship between alexithymia and imagery vividness are proposed. (C ) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.