RealFeedApp 45 adults remembered having an imaginary companion
A study of 185 adults in Türkiye found that 45% remembered having an imaginary companion. Those who recalled such friends reported a stronger sense of someone being nearby, even when alone.
- Field
- the brain and neuroscience
- What they did
- Researchers investigated the link between memories of imaginary friends in childhood and the feeling of someone being nearby in adulthood.
- Why it matters
- This could help explain how we develop a sense of our own body and why some adults experience uncanny feelings of being watched or accompanied.
#imaginary friend#neuroscience#childhood memory#presence perception#body awareness
