I ain't afraid of no ghosts: People with mind-blindness not so easily spooked: The link between mental imagery and emotions may be closer than we thought

 By ScienceDaily - 2021-03-17

Description

New research finds that people with aphantasia -- the inability to visualize mental images -- are harder to spook with scary stories. The findings suggest that imagery may have a closer link to emotio ...

Summary

  • 1 2 I ain't afraid of no ghosts: In all of our research to date, this is by far the biggest difference we've found between people with aphantasia and the general population."
  • While the findings suggest that reading may not be as emotionally impactful for people with aphantasia, Prof. Pearson says it's important to note that the findings are based on averages, and not everyone with aphantasia will have the same reading experience.
  • I ain't afraid of no ghosts:

 

Topics

  1. UX (0.22)
  2. Management (0.15)
  3. Machine_Learning (0.09)

Similar Articles

The State of User Research 2021 Report

By userinterviews - 2021-19,-Feb

The third annual State of User Research report uncovers trends in UXR methods, tools, salaries, and remote work. Includes data from 525 user researchers.

Fostering team spirit remotely

By Medium - 2020-12-01

How we organised after a move to remote work to keep an organisation of 200 people engaged and happy.