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If vision was actually made up of conceptually 'tagged' zones, then it would stand to reason that the hierarchical structure would only be developed within our
by cortic 8y ago
If vision was actually made up of conceptually 'tagged' zones, then it would stand to reason that the hierarchical structure would only be developed within our 'focus', so that makes sense.
However, if i had a picture of a pirate, even a cursory glance would tell me if he had trousers on, even in the absence of hairy legs, censored, smudged, missing, i would notice it instantly and know it was missing before being asked.. but not if the image was in my mind, which means mental images don't act like actual images.
- feanaro 8y agoElsewhere in the comments, a person suggests this exact test as a way of telling whether someone is aphantasic or not (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18805666 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18805666). I also remain unconvinced since I seem to construct details such as these automatically. In other words, I do believe I see the colour of the shirt even before the question is asked (though not always).