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

But if mental images are indeed pictures, why do they lack such simple details?

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2023

These are exactly the kind of highly specific, relatively insignificant mental images from childhood that might cling to an anxious, guilt-ridden adult.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Saffron similarly struggles to create mental images in her mind, a condition called aphantasia.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

These learners tend to think in pictures and need to create vivid mental images to retain information.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin