Centre for the Analysis of Time Series, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK; Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics, School of Engineering & Innovation, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK; Centre for Fusion, Space and Astrophysics, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.
Cortex. 2018 Aug;105:41-52. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2017.10.010. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
I address two interlinked aspects of the diversity in our experiences of memory and the mind's eye. I summarise the long-appreciated role of imagery in mathematics and the physical sciences, and contrast it with the evidence that some scientists have had limited or zero imagery. I then recount the story of how I became aware of my own lack of mental imagery, and the accompanying deficit in my episodic memory, how I have sought scientific understanding of these conditions, and how they have affected my life.
我探讨了我们在记忆和心智之眼中体验多样性的两个相互关联的方面。我总结了长期以来人们对意象在数学和物理科学中的作用的认识，并将其与一些科学家的意象有限或零的证据进行了对比。然后，我讲述了自己如何意识到自己缺乏心理意象以及随之而来的情节记忆缺陷，我如何寻求对这些情况的科学理解，以及它们如何影响我的生活。
