Some weird phenomenon I encountered regarding visual imagery. It's difficult for me to form and retain mental imagery, however, I found that I get very vivid imagery briefly between blinks when viewing a bright light source. I wonder if I can build some sort of shutter system that can continuously drive this effect

#vision #aphantasia

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@skinnylatte/116438177637134938

People are always fascinated when I tell them I have no images in my head. Not even in my dreams! #aphantasia

#Aphantasia: I don’t see images in my head. Can training give me a mind’s eye? | New Scientist

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2520604-i-dont-see-images-in-my-head-can-training-give-me-a-minds-eye/

I feel kind of stupid right about now. I just realized that I have a form of #aphantasia. I knew what that was but I thought „I can rotate 3d objects in my mind so I don’t have that.“

Turns out, that is not actually visual imagination, that is entirely spatial.

When I imagine a scene in my mind, I feel the masses of objects and how they move in space, but there are no details at all. 🫠

No wonder the only way I can draw anything from imagination is by using construction on paper and iteratively refining what I have already put down.

#drawing