Quantifying Aphantasia through Drawing With Wilma Bainbridge

Описание: Can you draw from imagination? People with aphantasia have an interesting mix of abilities: they can see and recognize images but struggle to imagine them from memory. This hints at a difference in how their memories are stored in their brains. But, until now, scientists haven't had a way to measure what's actually in their visual memory. A study led by Wilma Bainbridge from the University of Chicago uses drawings to answer this question.

In the study, participants were shown photos and then asked to draw them from memory, and the drawings were scored for details and accuracy. The results showed that people with aphantasia have less detail and color in their drawings and rely more on verbal strategies. However, their memories were just as spatially accurate as those without aphantasia, and they showed fewer false memories.

In this 2021 Extreme Imagination Conference and Exhibition presentation, Wilma Bainbridge shares insight into how we can use drawings to uncover what's inside the visual memory of people with aphantasia.

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Bainbridge WA, Pounder Z, Eardley AF, Baker CI. Quantifying aphantasia through drawing: Those without visual imagery show deficits in object but not spatial memory. Cortex. 2021 Feb;135:159-172. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2020.11.014. Epub 2020 Dec 3. PMID: 33383478; PMCID: PMC7856239.
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