Hi Michael, That sounds strange! Because the first thing I recall (or miss) is the flavour (smell) and texture of a banana, if I haven't eaten one for a while, not the shape or the color, even though I'm a visual artist. I think the sensation one experienced while eating has stronger influence in one's memory. Well, at least that's my life experience, unless I misinterpret what you have written.
Katy > Right now, as you are reading this, imagine (think of) the taste of a > banana. Can't quite do it, can you? You just barely drag up the range > of gustatory and olfactory memories--a faintly recreated pseudo-smell, > just beyond the threshold of being convincing--but you have a very > firm, sure image in your head of a banana, and you can *talk about* > the banana internally, to yourself ... in words, even if the words > don't form proper sentences: > > ... banana ... [image of: yellow curved tapered tubular flattened- > sided thing] > > Come to think of it, most of my banana memory is visual. In fact, > almost all of it is visual, except my internal dialogue about > remembering a banana as part of this exercise. I can't recall the > taste of it or smell, although I can recall the experience of tasting > and smelling a banana, and I most definitely remember the taste and > smell when I actually eat a banana. > > For whatever reason, we humans are unable to use smell, taste, and > touch as the components of discourse; we can't even do that with > sight, although we can invest pictures with referential "meaning"; > language is the process by which we present relationships to ourselves > (internally and socially) for examination and understanding. > > | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | > Michael Brady > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
