mental images
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People who are unable to create mental images, or only very weak ones, are referred to as aphantasics.
From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024
One side argues that mental images are like actual pictures that our brain uses directly to reason about things.
From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2023
There are more than a few descriptions in the book that may leave readers with searing mental images.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
He first described in 2015 the condition of aphantasia, where some people were found to be unable to visualise mental images.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2021
He never thought of this in precise mental images; he felt it; he would feel it for a while and then forget.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
