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Good article on #aphantasia.
Like many described in the story, I have never been able to 'picture' anything in my brain. Anything. I always thought when people told me they were imagining a scene or seeing something, that they were being allegorical.
I therefore have no experience of what it's like to think any differently. This is the brain that I've always had. There are no pictures in it.
Some People Can't See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
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Good article on #aphantasia.
Like many described in the story, I have never been able to 'picture' anything in my brain. Anything. I always thought when people told me they were imagining a scene or seeing something, that they were being allegorical.
I therefore have no experience of what it's like to think any differently. This is the brain that I've always had. There are no pictures in it.