Scientists break through the wall of sleep to the untapped world of dreams

Re:Scientists break through the wall of sleep to the untappe... by Mayzie on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @11:38PM (#26246621)

My god, the gall of you to claim that since you can't do something, nobody else can. Quite a preposterous and absurd claim. I'm sure you have seen this[1] image that tests for a phenomenon known as aphantasia. While I myself can only briefly hold the fourth image in my head, I know several who can hold the fifth or sixth in their head continuously with ease. Likewise, I practice lucid dreaming on the regular, and yes, photorealistic scenes frequently do happen, if you have the memory for it. I am also one of those people who remember entire conversations and snippets from years past. During sprint planning, often nobody could remember why something was done the way it was, but I pipe up and can give detailed reasonings and the history as to why even if I had very little to no involvement in implementing it.

[1] https://i.redd.it/exiht9hlb0c21.jpg

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Re:Scientists break through the wall of sleep to the untappe... by throw1234651234 on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @12:02PM (#26252333)

There is no "gall" involved here - it's called experience. When you have lifted weights for the past 15 years and someone tells you they deadlifted 500 lbs the first time they tried it, you have enough experience to know they are lying. Simple as.

As far as your image - I still maintain that if you can "hold it", you can draw it, especially for simple geometric shapes like a star.

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Re:Scientists break through the wall of sleep to the untappe... by wellthisisgreat on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @09:47AM (#26250359)

Can you explain what the test is about? I need to look at the picture and recall it? For how long and how soon?

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