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Topic: Spatial Imagery

Spatial imagery is a sub-type of mental imagery and refers to the ability to manipulate and locate objects in space. While people with aphantasia may have difficulty with visualizing objects, they seem to have higher spatial accuracy. Resources available for further reading.

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aphantasia and hyperphantasia
Science
Aphantasia and Hyperphantasia: What We Know After a Decade of Research
Since 2015, "aphantasia" has reshaped our understanding of imagination, revealing that not everyone visualizes mentally. This discovery, along with "hyperphantasia," highlights the diverse nature of human imagination.
Tom Ebeyer
on May 28, 2024
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: The Surprising Advantage of Aphantasia
Discover how people with aphantasia excel at mental rotation despite having no visual imagery. Complete these mental rotation tasks and explore the fascinating cognitive differences.
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 ...
Annie Goodridge
July 10, 2021
Near total aphantasia w/ hyper-realistic spatial awareness
Hi friends! I’m sure we’ve all had this experience, but here’s mine: In grade 5, my teacher asked the class to picture a green field and bright blue sky. Whe...
Kim Eros
July 8, 2021
Sense of direction and Aphantasia
I get lost all the time and find it hard to follow directions, is this something that other people with Aphantasia also experience?
science of imagination
The Shape of Things Unseen: Conversation with Dr. Adam Zeman On The New Science of Imagination
What if everything you thought you knew about creativity was wrong? In this exclusive interview, the scientist who discovered aphantasia unveils the "new science of imagination" and explains why the ability to picture things in your mind might not be as essential to human creativity as we once believed. Prepare to have your understanding of the mind completely transformed.
May 7, 2025
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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