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Jul 5, 2021 · About 1–3% of people lack the ability to visualize. Study finds neurological reasons for why some people visualize better than others. No matter how your brain is wired, there are ways to strengthen your ability to visualize.
- Cathy Cassata
Jan 8, 2021 · A study investigating mind-blindness finds differences between people who lack the ability to create visual images in their mind and those who do not.
Nov 29, 2017 · There are many people who are astonished to discover that their complete lack of ability to picture visual imagery is different from the norm.
Jul 10, 2023 · While it may seem natural to conjure an image in your mind when you think of an object or topic, some people don’t have this ability. Learn what aphantasia is and what it’s like.
- Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey
Aug 31, 2023 · Aphantasia is a characteristic some people have related to how their mind and imagination work. Having it means you don’t have visual imagination, keeping you from picturing things in your mind. People often don’t realize they have it, and it’s not a disability or medical condition.
Nov 30, 2017 · Understanding why some people are unable to create these images in mind might allow us to increase their ability to imagine, and also possibly help us to tone down imagery in those for whom it has become overactive.
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Aug 1, 2018 · In contrast, more and different brain regions lit up in people who reported that they lack the ability to visualize. Those individuals tended to use regions associated with the control...
