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Visual imagery vividness, ranging from aphantasia to hyperphantasia, declines with age. This study explores how the ability to form mental images changes from adolescence to middle age, impacting proportions of individuals with vivid or low imagery.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Sensory Perception

Background:

  • Individual differences in visual mental imagery span from aphantasia to hyperphantasia.
  • The developmental trajectory of imagery vividness across the lifespan remains largely unexplored.
  • Understanding these variations is crucial for comprehending internal, stimulus-independent cognitive processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate self-reported visual imagery vividness across different age groups.
  • To determine the prevalence of aphantasia and hyperphantasia across the lifespan.
  • To identify developmental patterns in visual mental imagery from adolescence to middle age.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire (VVIQ).
  • Collected data from a random sample of 2252 participants aged 12-60 years.
  • Analyzed self-reported imagery vividness levels and age-related trends.

Main Results:

  • Identified a novel developmental pattern of declining visual imagery vividness with age.
  • Observed a decrease in the proportion of individuals with vivid imagery from adolescence to middle age.
  • Noted an increase in the proportion of individuals with low imagery vividness as individuals mature and age.

Conclusions:

  • Visual mental imagery vividness exhibits a developmental decline from adolescence through middle age.
  • Age-related changes in imagery vividness involve shifts in the distribution of aphantasic and hyperphantasic individuals.
  • Findings suggest the influence of maturational and age-dependent factors on visual imagery capabilities.