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The range of human perceptual experiences (with Anil Seth)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

CHAPTER

The Differences in Perception

Aphantasia is supposed to indicate the complete absence of internal mental imagery. Some people can't imagine things in their mind, like the idea of visualizing doesn't make any sense to them. It's important really to say that wherever you lie on scales like these, it often has very little or no implications for what you can do. You just end up maybe doing things in slightly different ways. If you're strong on mental imagery, you might solve problems by forming an image on your head and interrogating and rotating it. And if you're not strong with mental imagery,you might solve problems more logically than others.

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