Aphantasia: Why I cannot picture my children in my mind

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Aphantasia: Why I cannot picture my children in my mind

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Aphantasia 💭@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Not everyone can picture images in their mind's eye and remember sounds or faces - but why?

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