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Derek Arnold

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Do your dreams have smells? New study on 'blind minds' reveals vast differences in imagination

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By Derek Arnold Verified, Loren N. Bouyer
| MSN Verified
Derek Arnold, Loren N. Bouyer It's common to think we all have similar experiences of life. But the more we learn about other people's hidden thoughts, the more evidence there is that this is untrue. For instance, not everyone has the same ability to have imagined sensations. Most people can visualize—they can have imagined experiences of seeing people and scenes that aren't there. But not everyone can. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates.
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Do your dreams have smells? New study on ‘blind minds’ reveals vast differences in imagination

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By Derek Arnold Verified, Loren N. Bouyer
| Yahoo News Australia Verified
Derek Arnold, The University of Queensland and Loren N. Bouyer, The University of Queensland Thu 9 July 2026 at 7:34 pm UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's common to think we all have similar experiences of life. But the more we learn about the hidden thoughts of other people, the more evidence shows this is untrue. For instance, not everyone has the same ability to have imagined sensations.
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The pink elephant test: What your visual imagination predicts about your ability to control your thoughts

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By Derek Arnold Verified, Loren N. Bouyer
| El País Verified
“Tell a man he shouldn’t think of a pink elephant and he can’t get that beast out of his mind!” This quote, from Curt Siodmak’s 1974 novel City in the Sky, describes how hard it can be to suppress our thoughts. “Don’t think of a pink elephant” has become a classic example of how difficult it can be to intentionally avoid visualizing. Research suggests many of you, having read about a pink elephant, will have imagined seeing one. However, some people, like us, have aphantasia — we cannot visualize.
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