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Topic: Object Imagery

Object imagery is a sub-type of mental imagery and refers to the mental representation of objects in one’s mind, including their shape, color, texture. Some find it challenging to imagine single items and events. Explore how it relates to aphantasia with these resources.

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  • 7 Research
can't form mental pictures
Science
Aphantasia Explained: Some People Can’t Form Mental Pictures
How do you draw from memory if you can't form mental pictures? Evidently, you don’t need to “see” with the mind’s eye to carry-out these tasks.
Dr Zoë Pounder
on June 10, 2021
mental rotation
Science
Mental Rotation Tasks: Surprising Advantage of Aphantasia
You may not be able to create images in your mind, but can you complete these mental rotation tasks?
Aphantasia Network
on October 1, 2019
finbarsaunders
April 16, 2022
Which characteristics are due to aphantasia?
I read many comments that ascribe certain characteristics to aphantasia – often contradicting comments in other posts (e.g. someone said they are able ...
Quantifying aphantasia through drawing
Quantifying Aphantasia Through Drawing
Wilma Bainbridge shares insight into how we can use drawings to uncover what's inside the memory of people with aphantasia in this presentation from the 2021 Extreme Imagination Conference.
October 23, 2021

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