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The first image is bright and photographic, levels 2 through 4 show increasingly simpler and more faded images, and the last—representing complete aphantasia—shows no image at all. Aphantasia (/ ˌ eɪ f æ n ˈ t eɪ ʒ ə / AY-fan-TAY-zhə, / ˌ æ f æ n ˈ t eɪ ʒ ə / AF-an-TAY-zhə) is the inability to visualize. [1]
The condition where a person lacks mental imagery is called aphantasia. The term was first suggested in a 2015 study. [28] Common examples of mental images include daydreaming and the mental visualization that occurs while reading a book.
Hyperphantasia is the condition of having extremely vivid mental imagery. [1] It is the opposite condition to aphantasia, where mental visual imagery is not present. [2] [3] The experience of hyperphantasia is more common than aphantasia [4] [5] and has been described as being "as vivid as real seeing". [4]
Autobiographical memory (AM) [1] is a memory system consisting of episodes recollected from an individual's life, based on a combination of episodic (personal experiences and specific objects, people and events experienced at particular time and place) [2] and semantic (general knowledge and facts about the world) memory. [3]
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Template matching theory describes the most basic approach to human pattern recognition. It is a theory that assumes every perceived object is stored as a "template" into long-term memory. [4] Incoming information is compared to these templates to find an exact match. [5]
Having a great memory is a very valuable trait in the job market since many jobs require workers to memorize words, numbers, pictures, and procedures. The 18 best jobs for people with an ...