Q: Almost every one of us can do this and take it for granted but less than 5% of people cannot do it. What is it?
A: Visualization. They cannot see pictures of the things they are thinking.
“Aphantasia. Almost 4% of people do not have visual imagination. Their brains do not visually see things they are thinking or imagining. Their imagination works via either language, abstracts and raw emotions, or on imagining sounds and tactile input.”
Here’s what a redditor who experiences aphantasia themself has to say about what it’s like: “I can’t visualize. I have the idea of what something is supposed to look like in my mind, but I can’t actually see it in any way I can relate to how others describe it to be. Like, I know a freshly washed apple is red and wet, and I have an idea of what that looks like, but it is black when I close my eyes. I’ve had many conversations with friends and family about how they see things in their mind that just does not compute with my reality.”
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