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    A research paper by the principal investigators referenced in the NYT article cited in the blog post above that may be of interest. It includes a questionnaire on mental visualization on which persons self-identifying as aphantasiacs generally score poorly. Poor autobiographical memory appears to be not unusual among the very small non-random study population.

    http://www.eugencpopa.ro/wp-content/uploads/Afantazia-.pdf

    I wonder if the deficit has anything to do with retrieval inefficiencies (cued vs uncued recall). Quite a number of the (very small) study population reported involuntary mental visualizations.


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    That's interesting. My son is on the opposite end of that spectrum.

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    My kids have exceptional visualization skills, and so does my wife. I am grateful my kids don't suffer from this. It's pretty embarrassing to be an adult and have to count on my fingers, but I've learned now that I can remember the maths facts automatically without drawing up the sum in my head like my wife does.

    I remember my memories, rather than seeing them. I remember what something must look like, although this doesn't always work. I remembered my wife having brown hair when we met instead of blonde. I can't visualize someone's face, but I know them when I see them. I can't manipulate objects in my head, like spin them around and imagine what they look like on the other side like my family can.

    I don't remember what I've done, just know what I've done, if that makes sense.

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