Research has linked the ability to visualize to a bewildering variety of human traits—how we experience trauma, hold grudges, and, above all, remember our lives.
I am absolutely aphantasic. It’s like my brain operates with a command line interface. Like, there’s that mental exercise of picturing a ball rolling off a table. I can tell myself that I’m thinking about a ball rolling off a table, but I can’t actually see the image of it. If I try to remember something falling off a counter or whatever, I can’t recall the event visually, but I can remember the details involved. It’s like reading the summary of a video clip, but not being able to actually see the video.
I am absolutely aphantasic. It’s like my brain operates with a command line interface. Like, there’s that mental exercise of picturing a ball rolling off a table. I can tell myself that I’m thinking about a ball rolling off a table, but I can’t actually see the image of it. If I try to remember something falling off a counter or whatever, I can’t recall the event visually, but I can remember the details involved. It’s like reading the summary of a video clip, but not being able to actually see the video.
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. Rotate Them In Your Mind As Punishment