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As another, I thought "mental template" is the perfect term, since it's neither image nor visual. I assume (since you mention points), you can recreate a geome
by Terretta 2y ago
As another, I thought "mental template" is the perfect term, since it's neither image nor visual.
I assume (since you mention points), you can recreate a geometric drawing (say, a floor plan, or a bicycle*)? What would you call that if not drawing from a mental template?
* It seems, at least with bicycles, some people who do this "visually" are terrible at it: https://www.wired.com/2016/04/can-draw-bikes-memory-definitely-cant/ https://www.wired.com/2016/04/can-draw-bikes-memory-definite... ... I look at those, and think, how T.F. do they think that would work? Then I realize they aren't thinking how it works to draw it, they are drawing what they see and they don't look at things closely enough to understand their shape.
- jumploops 2y agoI actually quite like the term “mental template” but then they immediately equated it to an image. The best way I can describe my aphantasia is that I think about objects three dimensionally. There’s nothing visual about it, but I can think about the relation of “points” (really surfaces) in terms of the whole.
- Terretta 2y agoYes. I think this is one that is non-euphemistically "differently abled". Given a choice, I would trade the postcard recall ability for the ability to multi-dimensionally map concepts and then "see" the gaps, as if a periodic table missing some elements, so you know what key areas need working on even though (because) they aren't in evidence.