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I believe that deficiencies in Episodic Memory can be related to Aphantasia. My hypothesis is that when people with high mental image visualization recall an e
by driggs 4y ago
I believe that deficiencies in Episodic Memory can be related to Aphantasia.
My hypothesis is that when people with high mental image visualization recall an event, they are re-experiencing it in a sense, and therefore reinforcing its details (or details as remembered, at least!). A person with aphantasia recalling that event does not re-experience it in a way that triggers this feedback loop, not as efficiently or completely at least.
I have very detailed memory about facts, places that I've been and seen, including spatial models; but how many times I've visited a place, who I was with on which trip, which events occurred on which visit, these details quickly become obscured and lost.
- towaway15463 4y agoFrom personal experience, I don’t think aphantasia and lack of episodic memory are related. I have a poor memory for personal experiences as far as what was said or how I felt and often don’t remember things from a first person view but I have very strong visual mental imagery and spatial reasoning. This results in most of my memories of experiences being 3rd person or “fly through” where I can clearly picture the environment I was in, the people who were there, and myself but seen from other perspectives as if observing a scene. I realize that my memory of all the details isn’t perfect and that they are largely filled in by my prior knowledge or even imagination but it is still accurate enough for the important things. It’s not very useful though and I often wish I could remember what people say or even what I said.
- driggs 4y agoIf you have "very strong visual mental imagery", then by definition you have no personal experience with aphantasia.
- towaway15463 4y agoYeah I was saying I didn’t but I also don’t have good episodic memory so my point was that they aren’t directly connected at least for me.