Marco Brambilla
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Scientifically, the human brain is easier to record images than words. But it turns out that there are people who are the opposite. Illustration titled ‘Ghost (Natasha Poly: Multiple Exposure)’ by Marco Brambilla.
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Nationalgeographic.co.id—For most people, they must have experienced when they remember someone’s face but forget their name. Because generally remembering a person’s face tends to be easier than his name.
Scientifically, the human brain is easier to record images than words. But it turns out that there are people who are the opposite, those who actually find it difficult to remember people’s faces, this condition is called aphantasia.
evolutionary biologist, Robin Dunbar once defined it, according to him aphantasia is a condition that can not visualize his mind or imagine it.
“Everyone is quite familiar with our ability to design any background and take objects from our memory to place them on canvas, something commonly referred to as imagination. But, as it turns out, some people can’t,” Dunbar said.
“We’re the same, but what makes the difference is the life in our minds, for those with aphantasia, imagination doesn’t make sense,” Dunbar said.
The ability to visualize thoughts seems easy to many people. Try to imagine a secluded beach, imagine the horizon, the edge of the dome of our planet.
Science ABC
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The inability to visualize images in one’s head is known as aphantasia.
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The sun then slowly set beautifully and the twilight slowly receded accompanied by the reddened water. The sound of the waves crashing against the rocks, along with the smell of wet sand.
Well, for most people, visualizing the evening conditions before sunset on a beach, is not a difficult thing. You sure can do it right? If you can’t, then you may have aphantasia.
Aphantasia comes from the word A which means “without” and phantasia. The term was coined by Aristotle which denotes “the ability to represent mental or thought” according to him.
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