JOY Drive

20 Jul 2024

Aphantasia – when you can’t imagine visual experiences

Mental Health, Psychology, Science & Medicine

What do we call it when someone can’t imagine visual experiences? How does someone with aphantasia feel if those around them are able to imagine these things and they can’t?  Also what did a recent study find about aphantasics?  The answers to these and more questions are in this podcast.

Guest: Derek Arnold, Professor, School of Psychology at The University of Queensland.

Presenter:  Warren Andrew and Tash York

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:38 — 6.5MB)

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Social Media, Society & Culture

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Sally Nicholes: Family Law Myths and What Really Happens in Divorce

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Jacob Collier: Harmony, Humanity and the Joy of Making Music Together

LGBTIQA+ Community, Music, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Society & Culture

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