The Second Apocalypse

Miscellaneous Chatter => The Forum of Interesting Things => Topic started by: Madness on January 08, 2018, 10:25:17 pm

Title: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in Their Imagination
Post by: Madness on January 08, 2018, 10:25:17 pm

Blind in the mind: why some people can’t see pictures in their imagination (https://theconversation.com/blind-in-the-mind-why-some-people-cant-see-pictures-in-their-imagination-86849).

Title: Re: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in Their Imagination
Post by: TaoHorror on January 08, 2018, 10:49:51 pm

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Overactive visual imagery is thought to play a role in addiction and cravings

Well, this explains a few things ...  >:(

Title: Re: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in Their Imagination
Post by: Wilshire on January 09, 2018, 04:53:28 pm

I wouldn't say I'm blind, but definitely closer to that end of the spectrum than to manipulating 3d objects in mind-space

Title: Re: Why Some People Can’t See Pictures in Their Imagination
Post by: Madness on January 09, 2018, 05:01:44 pm

A friend of mine of years gone by was probably "visually mind-blind" as the article discusses. I find the differing experiences of cognition very interesting - especially as the aforementioned friend felt that tactile conception was his primary mind-sight or whatever we want to call it here.