I have aphantasia, a mental disorder where I lack all internal visualization. I cannot “picture” things in my mind, I think in words and numbers and such. With this, I am very curious how the mental imagery works for the rest of you. Do you see it separate from your main vision? Does it get interposed? Is it like picture in picture? I’m baffled!
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Yes, it is separate from your main vision. If an author describes a scene or character, the details come together in your mind. You know how you can use your mind to do two things at once – like driving and singing – well it’s like your mind is seeing two images at once, the actual page in front of you and the imagined scene in your mind
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