The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoHow do people with aphantasia play chess?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square90fedilinkarrow-up1153
arrow-up1153imageHow do people with aphantasia play chess?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Chess@lemmy.ml · 7 months agomessage-square90fedilink
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 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-square4grams@awful.systemslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 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.