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submitted 3 days ago by Apeman42@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I'm curious how that kind of visual/spatial memory interacts with the inability to visualize your imagination.

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[-] ignominous_wombat@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

I am able to "visualize" the spatial distance between objects. I put it in quotes because it's generally blurry 2D lines (top down, like a schematic) or purely based on the relationship between those objects (i.e., I don't "see" anything, it's based on memory and spatial awareness of an environment I experienced using all of my senses).

These "visuals" are static and can't really be manipulated in any way except to zoom in or rotate a little, maybe 45 degrees max. This is also why, during reasoning assessments for jobs, I take forever to answer those questions where they show you a shape, then disassemble the shape and ask you to select which set of faces it's based on. It's excruciating.

In real life I don't have much of a problem; in fact, I have an excellent sense of direction that my wife envies because she's the opposite (great mental visualisation and vivid dreams, but no idea where she is most times).

[-] Today@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

I can sometimes get a wireframe image of a general shape like that - not solid, no color or details.

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