#mentalimagery — Public Fediverse posts
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"And aphantasia might be more common in people in scientific and technical professions than in people with careers in the arts5.
Zeman and others say that aphantasia doesn’t seem to make much difference to behaviour, and although it might influence creativity, it by no means precludes it. Instead of calling it a disorder or condition, Zeman describes it as an “intriguing variation” — one extreme on a distribution of mental-imagery capabilities."
#Aphantasia #Neurodiversity #MentalImagery
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No equation precedes the pain. The body does not model the wound of the Other; it transduces it. No mental simulation is required when the self is not a mirror, but a conductor."
I’ve published a new research paper examining the structural dissociation between empathy, moral valuation, and simulation-based models of social cognition.
Open access on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17943145
#Empathy
#Aphantasia
#MentalImagery
#CognitiveScience
#PhilosophyOfMind
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Some People Can't See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound
#HackerNews #mentalimagery #cognitivepsychology #aphantasia #neuroscience #awareness
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Apparently I'm not aphantasic, but hypophantasic, depending on who is measuring (Aphantasy Network is stricter that others).
Hypophantasic, meaning I "experience some visual imagery, but it's less vivid or detailed than average. When you try to picture something, you might see faint or fleeting images." and I'd add, that they're often sort of "CAD-esque", in that defining elements of the memory are sharper. If I know specifics about the thing, it "sharpens" the blurry mental image. -
@Brains Nanay's SEP-entry on Mental Imagery is also a good read and, more importantly, open-access, https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/mental-imagery/
#imagination #mental #imagery #mentalImagery #philosophyOfMind #philosophy #psychology
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Here is a new, shorter version of our mental imagery survey. Please if you can spare a few minutes we would appreciate if you could take this & pass it along to others who might be interested. Thanks! tstbl.co/763-452
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Aphantasia (2024) [4 min] by Jox | #USA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cKEIIf9-08
#2D #2DAnimation #AnimatedShort #AnimatedShortOfTheDay #Animation #Aphantasia #Drawing #Difference #MentalImagery
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The #Science Behind #MentalImagery Hints At The Secret To #Athletic Success
https://www.inverse.com/science/what-is-mental-imagery-brain-researchers-explain
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People with #aphantasia can’t mentally #visualize things. #Mentalimagery is a spectrum, and some lie outside it
A quick at-home test for aphantasia is called the red star or red apple test. Close your eyes and picture a red apple. How well can you see the apple visually on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the most vivid? Can you see its color, shape and the length of the stem? Is it a bit hazy, coming in and out of focus?
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2024/feb/26/what-is-aphantasia-like
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(YouTube) Why don't we hallucinate our mental images? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxY3RSexbzg Alexander Sulfaro on #aphantasia and #hyperphantasia, #MentalImagery. Have you ever wondered why mental images aren't as vivid as real images? And what's the difference between imagining something and hallucinating it?
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@PessoaBrain Yes! Do this questionnaire and tell me why there is so much variability between people about how their #MentalImagery works… I wonder if it’s just different degrees of #Synesthesia ?
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CW: Vividness of mental imagery, aphantasia
This paper from 2020 by Rebecca Keogh, Johanna Bergmann and Joel Pearson shows that electrical manipulation of the excitability of neurons in the prefrontal and visual cortices can be used to temporarily increase or decrease vividness of mental imagery (at least for people with some visual imagery): https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.50232
Mike Perrotta provides some background, and makes the research a little more accessible for the layperson in this 2021 article for the Aphantasia Network: https://aphantasia.com/article/science/shocking-insights/
#aphantasia #tDCS #TMS #PrefrontalCortex #VisualCortex #MentalImagery #neuroscience
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@FourT4 The #mentalimagery that I can't unsee while doubled over laughing
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Mental imagery can influence how teenagers feel and cope with negative emotions. A new study found that teens who imagined positive outcomes for stressful situations reported lower levels of anxiety and distress than those who did not. The study also found that teens with difficulty generating mental images had more negative emotions.
#MentalImagery #Emotion #Teenagers
https://neurosciencenews.com/mental-imagery-teen-negativity-23146/
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Your mind can shape your body, according to a new study. Researchers found that people who imagined themselves exercising had stronger muscles than those who did not. This shows that mental imagery can physically affect the body and may help people improve their health and performance.
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Updated preprint: Fundamental constraints on distinguishing reality from imagination https://psyarxiv.com/bw872 "when virtual or imagined signals are strong enough, they become indistinguishable from reality"; by Nadine Dijkstra and Steve Fleming @smfleming #neuroscience #MentalImagery #VR #SSD
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Maybe its the visuals that's my connection. In science I always created my figures first, and then wrote to them. In public speaking, I snapped a mental picture of a lean outline. That way, if\when I forgot my place I could loop back to my central points and conclusion. A linear presentation is easily broken with a small distraction.