I am extremely poor at visualization, can’t even picture a line or a circle (I just tried it) and I don’t remember images from my dreams. Strangely, when I was a child, I was sometimes able to visualize, but only with extreme effort. More recently, I have experienced what I would call “brain movies”, involuntary realistic visualizations, under the influence of opiates.
It seems I am fundamentally capable of visual thinking, but my brain is just not in the habit, though I wouldn’t mind being able to summon the ability. It sounds kinda cool.
I am extremely poor at visualization, can’t even picture a line or a circle (I just tried it) and I don’t remember images from my dreams. Strangely, when I was a child, I was sometimes able to visualize, but only with extreme effort. More recently, I have experienced what I would call “brain movies”, involuntary realistic visualizations, under the influence of opiates.
It seems I am fundamentally capable of visual thinking, but my brain is just not in the habit, though I wouldn’t mind being able to summon the ability. It sounds kinda cool.
I’ve found that I’ve gotten better at visualising in the last couple of years. No idea how or why though, it’s not like I’ve been practising.