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That's surprising. I can understand mixing up memories; for example, remembering something you did but confusing the location of where it took place with that o
by jongjong 4y ago
That's surprising. I can understand mixing up memories; for example, remembering something you did but confusing the location of where it took place with that of another memory which took place in a different but similar location - But to actually recall doing something you've never done in a place that you've never been to seems like a whole different level.
I have a visual memory and so I always assumed that other people also relied on visual imaginary to recall past events. Now I'm wondering how can someone possibly recall any past event if they can't visualize it happening. Is the past just words and sentences that pop into your mind? How can you verify the authenticity of a memory from mere words? How can you be fully confident in your own memories if you can't scrutinize them from different angles in various levels of detail?
- boredhedgehog 4y agoPresumably it would be a mixture of existing images. A balloon ride seen in a movie, but with yourself inserted. The way one imagines a chimera, having seen its component parts.
- sanroot99 4y agoYou should check this out, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia
- SamBam 4y agoHaving a "visual memory" has nothing to do with it. (Everyone who can see has visual memory, except possibly aphantasiacs, and it's generally the strongest of most people's memories.) If you can imagine something happening in your mind's eye, then you can also see how your visual memory can be created. You're "seeing" something in your head that is not actually happening. This vision can turn into a memory. Heck, I have a recurring daydream that I have so often I can think of it as a memory. There's no indication that any of the subjects in these various studies were not using visual memory, and the descriptions they used of their memories matched that.