But the word banana can acquire some of these perceptual functions some of the time. For example, if someone tells you to “picture a banana,” you will probably “see” a banana, even though there isn’t an actual banana present.
This is where understanding the biology and neurology of “seeing” a word is important. Some people, about 4% of us, literally cannot visualize in response to a word. So the word, banana, will not take on these properties.
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This is where understanding the biology and neurology of “seeing” a word is important. Some people, about 4% of us, literally cannot visualize in response to a word. So the word, banana, will not take on these properties.
Good point.
Interesting. I wonder if the process of “visualization” can be trained with operant conditioning.