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Aphantasia

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-06-29

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Aphantasia is derived from the Greek word "phantasia", which translates to "imagination", and the prefix "a-", which means "without.Mental Sensory Perception or MSP, is the ability to see, hear, smell, taste, and touch in one's mind (Don't bother googling MSP, I coined the term 5 minutes ago).Aphantasia is a mental condition characterized by an inability to voluntarily visualize mental imagery or to recall sounds, smells, tastes, or sensations of touch; the individual simply doesn't have mental sensory perception. What!? Most people walk around with the ability to see, hear, smell, taste and touch in the minds?Wait...some people can't see, hear, smell, taste and touch in their minds?Are you kidding? Whether you do or don't have mental sensory perception, most people don't even realize this is a real "thing" and "discover" Aphantasia by accident? And why isn't Mental Sensory Perception a common term? ESP is but MSP isn't? How about we put MSP in the psychology books, at least then people can ask questions, like, for instance, "what is it?". We have all heard the term Extra Sensory Perception or ESP, rejected by the science community almost entirely for lack of physical evidence. It is a condition completely based on anecdotal evidence yet is considered our sixth sense. MSP is literally a sixth sense. Mental Sensory Perception is a real ability that is as mysterious and unexplained as ESP but it is based on a factual "unacknowledged" ability unlike ESP which is a suspected "extra" ability. Having MSP absolutely is an "extra" sensory perception precisely because about 2% of the world population doesn't have this ability and just about all of them were born this way.That about sums up the general state of understanding for people that come to learn about Aphantasia. It is really quite the riddle. Some people simply do not have mental sensory perception. But why do we call people that don't have MSP a name that means without imagination? Everyone with this condition has an imagination, they just can't "see, hear, smell, taste, or touch" with their imagination. But more importantly, why is such a big deal not a big deal?Yes, it matters whether you do or do not have mental sensory perception. After all the research on Aphantasia since my moment of discovery, I'm not sure having MSP is a benefit or detriment to people unless they know the power of either gift. However, knowing this information helps to explain the way you learn, the way you communicate and the way you integrate yourself within society. It's a big deal! In fact, the first thing I did when I learned this was a "thing" was to ask my 7 year old son if he could see images in his mind. Why? Because if he couldn't, it would help to understand his behavior, his interests, and his capabilities to learn, experience, and grow.This book does not discuss the science of Aphantasia, primarily because there really is none. Even following Professor Zeman's study, 5 years ago, there still hasn't been any concrete scientific research conducted to understand this condition.Instead, this book simply serves to provide the reader, whether you are an aphant or a phant, with a clearer understanding of what aphantasia is in relation to mental sensory perception, how most people come to discover this condition and some insights, strategies and tactics to adjust their daily living in order to live with or without a condition that may or may not have hindered your forward progress.

Aphantasia

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Author : Alan Kendle
language : en
Publisher: Dark River
Release Date : 2017

Aphantasia written by Alan Kendle and has been published by Dark River this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with Imagination categories.

Close your eyes and picture a sunrise. For the majority of people, the ability to visualize images - such as a sunrise - seems straightforward, and can be accomplished 'on demand'. But, for potentially some 2% of the population, conjuring up an image in one's mind's eye is not possible; attempts to visualize images just bring up darkness. Although identified back in the 19th century, Aphantasia remained under the radar for more than a century, and it was not until recently that it has been rediscovered and re-examined. It has become clear that Aphantasia is a fascinating and often idiosyncratic condition, and typically more complex than the simple absence of an ability to visualize. People with the condition - Aphants - commonly report effects upon their abilities to recreate sounds, smells and touches as well; many also struggle with facial recognition. Paradoxically, many Aphants report that when they sleep, their dreams incorporate colour images, sound, and the other senses. Put together by lead author Alan Kendle - who discovered his Aphantasia in 2016 - this title is a collection of insights from contributors across the world detailing their lives with the condition. It offers rich, diverse, and often amusing insights and experiences into Aphantasia's effects. For anyone who wishes to understand this most intriguing condition better, the book provides a wonderful and succinct starting point. Foreword by Professor Adam Zeman, Professor of Cognitive and Behavioural Neurology, University of Exeter

Aphantasia Club

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Author : Charlotte Langlais
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021-06-14

Aphantasia Club written by Charlotte Langlais and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-06-14 with categories.

One year ago, I discovered that I don't have any superpower. When I close my eyes, everything is dark. Yet, 98% of the world's population is phantasic. 98% of the world's population can see an apple in their mind when asked to picture one; can meditate by imagining themselves on a beach; can count sheep to fall asleep. 98% of the world's population has the ability to picture mental images in their mind's eye. On the contrary, 2% of the population is aphantasic. This beautiful word, whose etymology comes from the ancient Greek phántasia-which literally translates to "image, apparition"-simply means that in our head, everything is black. Eyes closed or open, we have no ability to see something that is not there; to picture a scene that will not happen; to replay our memories like movies. While dozens of images may have crossed your mind as your eyes read those lines, for me, everything is black.

An Exploration Into Aphantasia

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Author : Zoë Isabel Emma Pounder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2021

An Exploration Into Aphantasia written by Zoë Isabel Emma Pounder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with categories.

Navigating Aphantasia Examining Challenges In Efl Textbook Tasks For Learners Imagery Abilities

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Author : Anja Mittelstedt
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2023-11-14

Navigating Aphantasia Examining Challenges In Efl Textbook Tasks For Learners Imagery Abilities written by Anja Mittelstedt and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with Foreign Language Study categories.

Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Miscellaneous, grade: 1.3, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Vertiefungsmodul Fachdidaktik in den Sekundarstufen I und II Englisch, language: English, abstract: In this paper, I look at four textbooks that are used in secondary schools in Brandenburg, Germany, and examine the extent to which tasks: 1. rely on mental imagery, and 2. offer alternative strategies. In the end, if necessary, I will suggest adjustments to the tasks that take into account more of the spectrum of neurodiversity found in language learners. Aphantasia is a condition that describes people who cannot voluntarily conjure images in their minds. Since Zeman described it in 2015, mental imaging extremes have received more attention. It has not yet been shown in more than anecdotal evidence, how the inability to form mental images influences language learning, but considering the visual dominance of Western society, and our school systems especially, it stands to reason that aphantasics and people with limited mental imagery capabilities could be negatively impacted.

The Secret Of Unicorns

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Author : Jeffrey Lucero
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2020-11-12

The Secret Of Unicorns written by Jeffrey Lucero and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-11-12 with categories.

The SecretIf you want to understand the secrets of your mind; If you want to understand the secret to living your best life; If you want to understand the secret of the society you live in and the people you interact with every day; And more importantly, if you want to know the secret to changing your life or any aspect or problem you might be dealing with, it's simple! Picture a Unicorn. Every single self help guru, personal development book, religious faction and philosophical concept comes down to the one simple exercise of picturing your unicorn. You can summarize the new age and law of attraction movements and the thousands of books written on the topic in one little 3 minute exercise. You can even understand the volumes of psychological concepts written by all the psychologists ever recorded known and unknown, because not one of them has ever asked you this question and honestly, I can't even imagine why. This simple exercise will change your life exactly the way you want it changed. This simple exercise will release any emotional or psychological problems weighing you down or haunting you as soon as you start practicing it. The key concept in the journey you are now embarking on is exercise and practice.

Perchance To Dream

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Author : Brian Boice
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 20??

Perchance To Dream written by Brian Boice and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 20?? with Mental health categories.

The Cambridge Handbook Of The Imagination

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Author : Anna Abraham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2020-06-18

The Cambridge Handbook Of The Imagination written by Anna Abraham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-18 with Psychology categories.

The human imagination manifests in countless different forms. We imagine the possible and the impossible. How do we do this so effortlessly? Why did the capacity for imagination evolve and manifest with undeniably manifold complexity uniquely in human beings? This handbook reflects on such questions by collecting perspectives on imagination from leading experts. It showcases a rich and detailed analysis on how the imagination is understood across several disciplines of study, including anthropology, archaeology, medicine, neuroscience, psychology, philosophy, and the arts. An integrated theoretical-empirical-applied picture of the field is presented, which stands to inform researchers, students, and practitioners about the issues of relevance across the board when considering the imagination. With each chapter, the nature of human imagination is examined - what it entails, how it evolved, and why it singularly defines us as a species.

The Last One

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Author : Alexandra Oliva
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2016-07-12

The Last One written by Alexandra Oliva and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-12 with Fiction categories.

Survival is the name of the game as the line blurs between reality TV and reality itself in Alexandra Oliva’s fast-paced novel of suspense. She wanted an adventure. She never imagined it would go this far. It begins with a reality TV show. Twelve contestants are sent into the woods to face challenges that will test the limits of their endurance. While they are out there, something terrible happens—but how widespread is the destruction, and has it occurred naturally or is it man-made? Cut off from society, the contestants know nothing of it. When one of them—a young woman the show’s producers call Zoo—stumbles across the devastation, she can imagine only that it is part of the game. Alone and disoriented, Zoo is heavy with doubt regarding the life—and husband—she left behind, but she refuses to quit. Staggering countless miles across unfamiliar territory, Zoo must summon all her survival skills—and learn new ones as she goes. But as her emotional and physical reserves dwindle, she grasps that the real world might have been altered in terrifying ways—and her ability to parse the charade will be either her triumph or her undoing. Sophisticated and provocative, The Last One is a novel that forces us to confront the role that media plays in our perception of what is real: how readily we cast our judgments, how easily we are manipulated. Praise for The Last One “[Alexandra] Oliva brilliantly scrutinizes the recorded (and heavily revised) narratives we believe, and the last one hundred pages will have the reader constantly guessing just what Zoo is capable of doing to find her way back home.”—Washington Post “A high-concept, high-octane affair . . . The conceit is undoubtedly clever and . . . well executed, but what makes The Last One such a page-turner is Zoo herself: practical, tough-minded and appealing.”—The Guardian “Oliva takes this (possibly) post-apocalyptic setting, grafts on a knowledgeable skewering of the inner workings of reality television and gives us a gripping story of survival. . . . This is the genius of Oliva’s storytelling. . . . [She] makes a stunning debut with this page turner, and becomes a writer to watch.”—Seattle Times “Oliva delivers a pulse-pounding psychological tale of survival. . . . [She] masterfully manipulates her characters and the setting, creating a mash-up of popular TV genres: Survivor meets The Walking Dead.”—Bookpage

Incredible Consequences Of Brain Injury

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Author : Alexander R. Toftness
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2022-11-11

Incredible Consequences Of Brain Injury written by Alexander R. Toftness and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-11-11 with Psychology categories.

Incredible Consequences of Brain Injury: The Ways your Brain can Break explains the acquired brain disorders that can suddenly change a person’s life. Underlining the intricate workings of the human brain and the amazing things it does every day, this book examines what happens when the brain stops functioning as it should. Through the use of case studies and historical examples, this concentrated collection of different neuropsychological conditions provides the reader a glimpse into the lived experiences of each disorder. Each chapter is firmly rooted in relevant neuropsychological literature combined with easy-to-understand explanations and guided reflection. In its essence, this book is a celebration of the human brain and the myriad factors that make it up, serving to maintain hope in recovering from brain conditions, and to marvel at the intricate workings of the brain. This valuable compendium is essential for anyone who wants to learn more about how the brain functions and dysfunctions and will be equally useful for students, instructors, and healthcare workers. It will further be of use to individuals with brain conditions and their dear ones and for the individuals who are interested in learning more about the human brain.