It sure does.I don't even know this "Aphantasia" exists
Indeed I do create pictures while dreaming. But while awake, I can not picture anything, not even 'a red dot'. It is not a disability, but just that for some of us our brains are wired differently. A memory for me is a sum of facts, but I can not recall an image of the sea or building I have seen on a holiday.anyway, do you dream? do you create images in your brain while dreaming?
For me not at all. I'm the one actually doing it within our company. I do not 'see it before me' before I start coding. Computers are actually a big help as you can design nowadays so easy with it and then I also see it before me on the screen as it develops. I'm actually even not a bad classic drawer/painter. It does not affect creativity. As for coding itself, I can quickly go directly to a specific part in millions lines of code, much faster than my collegues who seem to have to 'read' things to navigate.For programming, does it affect the UI layout design in mind before writing code?
Isn't this disturbing if you still seeing things? I wish I don't see it and I don't.Do you actually see this? In my case, the canvas stays black.
I find it rather creepy myself if I would be able to picture e.g. something bad that had happened to me all the time.Isn't this disturbing if you still seeing things?
For programming, does it affect the UI layout design in mind before writing code?
I am on the other hand prefer drawing out the flow of the program, not on UI design. I can draw but not technical stuffs.I'm actually even not a bad classic drawer/painter.
I very recently discovered I'm in the 1-1.5% of the people who can not visualize things. I was always under the impression that 'visualizing' something was just a figure of speech.
Aphantasia is the inability to visualize. Otherwise known as image-free thinking.
People with aphantasia don’t create any pictures of familiar objects, people, or places in their mind’s eye. Not for thoughts, memories, or images of the future.
We lack this quasi-perceptual “picture-it” system completely.
I wonder if there are others here on the forum who also can't do this.
A simple test: Close your eyes and imagine a beach with a palmtree on the left and a red boot on the sea.
Do you actually see this? In my case, the canvas stays black.
@hatzisn there are indeed probably ways to make new connections using other senses than seeing (like hearing). They are just not practical in everyday life. I've done several concerts in my life and enjoyed them, remember the facts and emotions about them, but I can't recall an actual picture of the stage before my eyes. I can describe it to you, but not by 're-watching' the experience.
Ah now thats where I am very differentSuppose everyone but you in the world had a little devil and angel sitting on their shoulders.
I draw still life's, landscapes, portraits. Always something that I see live or from a picture. I'm not that good in drawing something from the top of my head of course.Out of curiosity, when you draw something, where does that image come from?
Hey thats really good!I draw still life's, landscapes, portraits. Always something that I see live or from a picture. I'm not that good in drawing something from the top of my head of course.
Weird thing is while I spend quite some time on such a drawing, I still can't picture it afterwards. Here is for example a portrait I made for a friend of mine some time ago. But until I took that photograph just now, I would've have a rather hard time describing it. I couldn't even remember if it was a painting or a drawing.
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Just a guess: did you discover this because you listen to the BBC's "Curious Cases" series? I had not heard of this either before listening to that particular episode. Whether or not, anyone can listen on bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001gwysI very recently discovered I'm in the 1-1.5% of the people who can not visualize things. I was always under the impression that 'visualizing' something was just a figure of speech.
Aphantasia is the inability to visualize. Otherwise known as image-free thinking.
People with aphantasia don’t create any pictures of familiar objects, people, or places in their mind’s eye. Not for thoughts, memories, or images of the future.
We lack this quasi-perceptual “picture-it” system completely.
I wonder if there are others here on the forum who also can't do this.
A simple test: Close your eyes and imagine a beach with a palmtree on the left and a red boat on the sea.
Do you actually see this? In my case, the canvas stays black.
Yes. Never heard of it before or thought someone could actually do that.did you discover this because you listen to the BBC's "Curious Cases" series?
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