| ▲ | lampiaio 2 hours ago | |
One thing I've always wanted to ask the aphantasia crowd: think of the Mona Lisa (or the Eiffel Tower). What happens? | ||
| ▲ | 0xfaded 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
It exists as a concept, but there's no image of it. Funnily, I'm quite strong at maths and can easily reason about things like dependency graphs in my head, but I don't need to close my eyes to see it. So I can think and type with my eyes open at the same time :p | ||
| ▲ | 1135813fib 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
i've always used this image [1] as an example; it's there, but there's no "seeing" attached, just the conceptual understanding. [1] https://preview.redd.it/visualize-an-elephant-v0-p0bwbtow4pq... | ||
| ▲ | caturopath an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Think of Beethoven's ninth symphony or a foot massage. You probably don't have the sensation of hearing or of your feet being massaged, you just think about it. You can even do stuff like increase the tempo or decrease the pressure, just like aphantasiacs can turn the Eiffel Tower upside down. They just don't have the experience of seeing. | ||
| ▲ | pstuart an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
I can "see" them but can't visualize them. It's like I know what they look like but if I closed my eyes and trying to visualize the Mona Lisa on a wall I'd just see the variations of darkness that are there. Interestingly enough, doing ketamine therapy can induce visuals but it's like bad AI where I can see flickers and flashes of things but nothing like, say, the penguin scene in Fight Club. | ||
