The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 3 months agoHow do people with aphantasia play chess?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square159fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down19
arrow-up1148arrow-down1imageHow do people with aphantasia play chess?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 3 months agomessage-square159fedilink
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoIt’s not as vivid as seeing it for real, or even dreaming of it. It’s more akin to how you can “hear” a song that’s stuck in your head.
minus-squaregradyp@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoSee, now that’s the funny thing. I can totally listen to music in my head, vivid enough that I even unconsciously will start to bob my head or shoulders in time. I get goosebumps the same as I would for a song that’s actually playing.
It’s not as vivid as seeing it for real, or even dreaming of it. It’s more akin to how you can “hear” a song that’s stuck in your head.
See, now that’s the funny thing. I can totally listen to music in my head, vivid enough that I even unconsciously will start to bob my head or shoulders in time. I get goosebumps the same as I would for a song that’s actually playing.