RealFeedApp Dreamers with aphantasia see images they cannot create while awake
Research indicates that while individuals with aphantasia cannot form mental images during wakefulness, they may still experience vivid dreams. The study highlights significant individual differences in how sensory experiences correlate between dreaming and waking states.
- Field
- the brain and neuroscience
- What they did
- Researchers studied how people with aphantasia (the inability to create conscious images) experience dreams, finding that they can perceive visual images in sleep despite not being able to visualize them consciously while awake.
- Why it matters
- This helps understand how the brain processes visual information during sleep and why some people can dream visually even if they lack the ability to visualize while awake.
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