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In case any Aphantasia researchers read this (or someone with more time and energy to badger Aphantasia researchers about-this until they actually pay attention
by no_identd 8y ago
In case any Aphantasia researchers read this (or someone with more time and energy to badger Aphantasia researchers about-this until they actually pay attention to this-than me):
Can you please, for crying out loud, investigate this anecdotal report of Aphantasia attenuation following vision therapy for Amblyopia, Strabismus & Stereo-Blindness in a 70 year old:
http://www.strabismusworld.com/practical/interview-how-bill-johnston-discovered-stereo-vision-at-the-age-of-70/ http://www.strabismusworld.com/practical/interview-how-bill-...
To quote the relevant interview section:
"MICHAEL: On April 9th, 2015, you reported another new and delightful phenomenon had occurred in your vision. This might give us a clue as to what happened in your brain.
BILL: Because of the congenital amblyopia and suppression of the bad eye, my brain developed abnormally. I was never able to visualize arithmetic problems or to spell words in my head but if I wrote them down on paper, I was an ace at it. Fortunately, my school didn’t conduct spelling bees or I would have been awarded the dunce cap.
Recently, the problems and words started appearing in my head just as though they are written on paper. I can spell a word simply by reading off the letters that I see in my mind’s eye. I think that when my lazy eye turned on fifteen months ago, the now unsuppressed new image in the visual cortex stimulated my brain’s neural plasticity to begin creating new neural passageways and my new ability to visualize is a product of this. Is this compatible with current theory?"
Anecdotal, sure, but come the hell on, Science should investigate this, we don't have much other clues as to the causes & treatment.