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Image Streaming is a visualization technique where spontaneously arising inner images are described aloud. It is discussed as a possible training for people with aphantasia.
Image Streaming was developed by Win Wenger as a creativity and intelligence training. The technique consists of continuously describing aloud any visual impressions arising with eyes closed, however vague they may be. The verbal description is meant to activate and strengthen the visual areas. For people with aphantasia, Image Streaming is interesting because some affected individuals report improvements in their visualization ability after months of regular practice. However, scientific evidence is limited, and not all aphantasics show progress. Critics point out that some "improvements" may represent better awareness of already existing weak images rather than new abilities. Image Streaming remains an experimental approach without guaranteed results.
Aphantasia is the inability to voluntarily create mental images. People with aphantasia cannot visualize faces, places, or objects in their mind's eye, although they can recognize and describe them. The term was coined by neurologist Adam Zeman in 2015.
Learn moreMental images are internal visual representations that arise without external stimuli. They enable seeing objects, scenes, or people before the "mind's eye," such as when remembering, dreaming, or planning.
Learn moreHyperphantasia refers to the ability to form extremely vivid, photorealistic mental images. People with hyperphantasia can imagine scenes so detailed that their inner images can almost be confused with real perception.
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