| Aphantasia Club: Research on the mental imagery spectrum Contributor(s): Langlais, Charlotte (Author) |
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ISBN: 1291100458 ISBN-13: 9781291100457 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $16.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2021 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Statistics |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.83" W x 8.27" (0.46 lbs) 170 pages |
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| Publisher Description: One year ago, I discovered that I don't have any superpower. When I close my eyes, everything is dark. Yet, 98% of the world's population is phantasic. 98% of the world's population can see an apple in their mind when asked to picture one; can meditate by imagining themselves on a beach; can count sheep to fall asleep. 98% of the world's population has the ability to picture mental images in their mind's eye. On the contrary, 2% of the population is aphantasic. This beautiful word, whose etymology comes from the ancient Greek phántasia-which literally translates to "image, apparition"-simply means that in our head, everything is black. Eyes closed or open, we have no ability to see something that is not there; to picture a scene that will not happen; to replay our memories like movies. While dozens of images may have crossed your mind as your eyes read those lines, for me, everything is black. |