FeaturedNeuroscienceVisual Neuroscience·December 27, 2020·6 min readCan’t Draw a Mental Picture? Aphantasia Causes Blind Spots in the Mind’s EyeWhile people with aphantasia lack visual imagery ability, they have intact spatial memory. Findings suggest mental imagery recall and spatial memory may be stored differently in the brain.Read More
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FeaturedNeuroscience·April 13, 2022·5 min readWhat Do You See When You Listen to Music?Music can paint similar stories in listeners' minds, but the degree to which the imagined narratives are shared depends upon the degree to which culture is shared between the listeners.Read More