Aphantasia
Nov. 10th, 2024 02:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kayreSo, I listened to a podcast this morning about Aphantasia-- the inability to see mental images. And... I think that's me. It's as if I have pictures on file, to which I can refer, but I don't have any sense of *seeing* them; I know in some way that is different from "seeing."
Even odder, in spite of this, I have color memory to a degree that amazes (and aggravates) fellow quilters. I can go to the fabric store for thread or a coordinating fabric without taking a swatch and get a perfect match. (Trust me, that's rare.)
The podcast didn't talk about doing any research on what's going on in the brain itself; I'll be looking for more on that.
It also described a simulation to diagnose aphantasia, that would be easy to program if I were still involved in such stuff. I would love to have a chance to play with such a thing.
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/kwhxrg8z
Even odder, in spite of this, I have color memory to a degree that amazes (and aggravates) fellow quilters. I can go to the fabric store for thread or a coordinating fabric without taking a swatch and get a perfect match. (Trust me, that's rare.)
The podcast didn't talk about doing any research on what's going on in the brain itself; I'll be looking for more on that.
It also described a simulation to diagnose aphantasia, that would be easy to program if I were still involved in such stuff. I would love to have a chance to play with such a thing.
https://gimletmedia.com/shows/science-vs/kwhxrg8z
