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
Williams says he learned early in the directorial process that he lives with aphantasia, an inability to visualize mental images in one’s mind.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022
There are more than a few descriptions in the book that may leave readers with searing mental images.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
Nor am I even suggesting that you form mental images of trees while you write.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
