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Aphantasia: minds can't picture images but still dream
Original: Aphantasia: Some People Can't Picture Things While Awake, But See Them in Dreams https://www. sciencealert.com/aphantasi
People with aphantasia cannot voluntarily picture images in their mind while awake, yet many still experience vivid visual dreams. The condition, first named in 2015, is drawing fresh attention as researchers explore how dreaming can remain visual when waking imagination does not. The findings highlight how visualising and dreaming may rely on partly separate brain processes, prompting discussion about individual differences in mental imagery.
Why now: New reporting on the surprising split between waking mental imagery and dreaming is circulating widely.
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