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  Thinking in Pictures

  Visual Thinking Blog Archive

  As young children, most of us were thinking and
   remembering in pictures (see right). As we gained
   more words, some of us may have started to prefer
   words. Some of us stay with pictures.

         Seeing  Remembering
  
                                       When we see a picture, we activate the visual parts of our
                                       brains in unique patterns. When we remember the picture,
                                       it's almost like a visual 'echo'. The pattern gets triggered
                                       so we can 'see' it again.

                                       Some people remember so vividly visually, it's like a movie
                                       playing in their head. But not everyone remembers that way.
   
        Sometimes the pictures in our head can be triggered by words or music. The
        pictures may also be associated with other types of imagery like movement
        or sounds. Below, researchers found that just reading words associated with
        different parts of the body activated those
        movement areas of the brain. For instance,
        reading the word 'kick' activates the 'leg'
        movement area of the brain!

        Understanding how we make pictures can be
        very important for our creative work and our
        ability to solve problems. Some people may have
        trouble calling up vivid pictures in their head,
        but if that's the case, often other types of imagery are stronger modes
        of thinking for them (Spatial, Auditory).

        Differences Between Children and Adults
        Memory's Echo
        fMRI of Action Words