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HIPERFANTASIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
CONT

A small proportion of healthy individuals, perhaps two or three in a hundred, lack visual imagination completely, a phenomenon [termed] aphantasia, while others have imagery as vivid as "real seeing" – hyperphantasia.

Key term(s)
  • hyper-phantasia

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
CONT

L'aphantasie, qui est une incapacité ou une capacité réduite de visualiser mentalement, est plus courante dans les industries scientifiques et techniques. Le phénomène inverse, l'hyperphantasie[, est caractérisé] par une imagerie mentale particulièrement vive [et] s'avère plus courant dans les professions créatives.

Key term(s)
  • hyper-phantasie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología cognitiva
CONT

La hiperfantasía puede entenderse como el antónimo de la afantasía y los sujetos que la padecen son capaces de visualizar con una claridad inusual aquello que leen o imaginan.

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