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
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
There are more than a few descriptions in the book that may leave readers with searing mental images.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2022
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
