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183 points petalmind | 1 comments | 30 Oct 25 17:45 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source

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Simulacra ◴[30 Oct 25 18:07 UTC] No.45763105[source]▶

Is this related to internal monologue? I don't see mentioned in my view.

1. aurumque ◴[30 Oct 25 19:45 UTC] No.45764442[source]▶

There is a related set of experiences that articles like this tend to conflate.

* presence of internal monologue

* ability for visualization

* ability for audiation

* affective memory (remembering feelings)

* SDAM (weak autobiographical memory)

It speaks to the larger questions around the human experience, and that we are only now discovering the many ways it differs for each individual.

Some people can't see mental images