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  1. CW: People who can't 'see with their mind's eye' have different wiring in the brain


    the brains of people with aphantasia can light up as if they were generating mental images in their primary visual cortex — the main part of the brain responsible for processing visual information.

    The new research suggests that the signal "warps or stretches" before it is perceived consciously by the person with aphantasia.

    #MentalImage #Aphantasia #VisualCortex #Neuroscience #Biology
    livescience.com/health/neurosc