Tag: Mental imagery
Unlocking the Power of Nonverbal Thinking: How to Harness Your Mind’s Potential
Scholars have debated for years whether language is a prerequisite for thinking. Bertrand Russell believed that language is necessary for thoughts that could not exist otherwise. However, observations in the animal kingdom show that...
Understanding Aphantasia: The Impact of Mental Image Blindness
Sarah Shomstein, a vision scientist, discovered she had aphantasia two years ago. She attended a seminar where the presenter asked the audience to imagine an apple. When Shomstein closed her eyes, she couldn't actually...