this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
60 points (98.4% liked)

Science

6900 readers
128 users here now

General discussions about "science" itself

Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:

https://lemmy.ml/c/science

https://beehaw.org/c/science

founded 4 years ago
MODERATORS
Sal@mander.xyz
fossilesque@mander.xyz
60
Some People Can’t See Mental Images. The Consequences Are Profound (www.newyorker.com)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by cm0002 to c/science@mander.xyz
15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Paywall Bypass Link https://archive.is/CHGfz

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I always thought people talking about seeing things that weren't there was metaphore. It blew my mind to find out it was literal.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The inside of my head is like watching a movie. I know memories get blurred, lose accuracy, etc., but I can watch scenes from prom night 35-years ago.