In Episode 133, Dr. Mindi Fried joins us to discuss her experience of aphantasia, the inability to picture thoughts and memories in the mind's eye, and how that affects how she teaches and learns anatomy and physiology. This is a chat that will increase our awareness of the huge and sometimes invisible diversity that exists among our students.
00:00 | Introduction
01:01 | What is Aphantasia?
05:45 | Sponsored by AAA
07:07 | Introducing Mindi Fried
09:03 | Sponsored by HAPI
09:48 | Mindi Friend on Aphantasia
29:25 | Sponsored by HAPS
30:20 | More with Mindi Fried
46:19 | Staying Connected
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Lev Vygotsky, the great Russian psychologist, used to speak of “thinking in pure meanings.” I cannot decide whether this is nonsense or profound truth—it is the sort of reef I end up on when I think about thinking. (Oliver Sacks)
What is Aphantasia?
4.5 minutes
We play a brief clip from a previous episode to refresh ourselves on the meaning of terms such as phantasia, aphantasia, hyperphantasia, and the mind's eye.
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Sponsored by AAA
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Introducing Mindi Fried
2 minutes
You may already know Mindi! She's been active in the A&P teaching community for quite a while.
★ Kevin's Unofficial Guide to the HAPS Annual Conference | 2019 Edition | Episode 42 (Mindi made a guest appearance on this episode)
★ Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (This was mentioned in this segment) AandP.info/cje
Sponsored by HAPI Online Graduate Program
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Mindi Fried on Aphantasia
19.5 minutes
Mindi Fried discovered that she has aphantasia during adulthood. She looks back on her time as as student to share her experience.
★ Memory Palaces with Chase DiMarco | Episode 64 (Mindi shares her reaction to this episode about visualizing memories)
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More with Mindi Fried
16 minutes
Mindi shares more experience and her insights on teaching and learning with aphantasia.
★ Are Learning Styles Real? Why or Why Not? | Episode 14 (Mindi references the controversy surrounding learning styles)
★ Imagination Spectrum (one of the online tests for aphantasia mentioned by Mindi in this segment) AandP.info/qt9
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Guest: Dr. Mindi Fried
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