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Wendy Zuckerman (Science Vs host) / Radiolab clips narrator (also uses Radiolab voices)

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295 total appearances

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Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

It just kind of switches between the two.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

And Jules continued to find these like objective ways to see a difference.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Like he did this one experiment looking at people's eyes.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

People who have imagery, if you ask them to imagine, say, looking at the sun.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

As if they were actually looking at the sun.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

But if someone with no images in their head does this.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Not at all.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Yeah.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

And there's even a name for this, for not being able to see in your head.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Aphantasia.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

What does that word mean?

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Just so we really... Fantasia.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Fantasia means imagination.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Okay.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

And aphantasia means no imagination.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

I know.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

So there's like about 1% of us who don't see anything.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Most people see something, like maybe vague lines or cartoons like you, Latif, or even more vividly like you, Lulu.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

But then there are these other people.

Science Vs
Aphantasia: Missing the Mind's Eye

Who say their imagery is as vivid as real seeing.