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1. fellowniusmonk · 1790090311 · focus · HN ↗

   Do all of these "provocative" visual imagery mappings work for those with aphantasia? Any anecdotal evidence or otherwise for that? Seems unlikely.

   1. closed · 1790105587 · focus · HN ↗

      I suspect it does to at least some degree. One of the key mechanisms is that these mappings turn a sequential memory task from free recall (e.g. what's the next digit again?) into cued recall (e.g. what was orange interacting with? oh yeah, it was in a shoe). I would be surprised if people with aphantasia don't benefit from the contextual reinstatement of a cue (i.e. even reinstating non-visual context).

      (caveat emptor: I have a phd in cognitive psychology but am unfamiliar with aphantasia research).

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