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    It is not the case that Aphantasia research (Zeman et al., 2015) documents that individuals with no capacity for mental imagery produce creative work indistinguishable in quality from imagery-capable peers.

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    • 1.Quality assessment of creative work is subjective; 'indistinguishable' requires defining measurable criteria that the study may not adequately specify.
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    • 2.Aphantasics may excel in some creative domains while struggling in others; aggregate equality masks domain-specific disadvantages visual imagery enables.
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    • 3.Selection bias: aphantasics pursuing creative careers despite no imagery may represent an unusually driven subset, not representative performance.
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    • 1.Mental imagery is one pathway to creativity among many; verbal, logical, and kinesthetic thinking can substitute effectively for visual imagination.
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    • 2.If Zeman's comparative quality assessment is methodologically sound, output equality demonstrates imagery isn't necessary for creative excellence.
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    • 3.Aphantasics may develop compensatory cognitive strategies that bypass imagery, proving creativity doesn't require a single neurological route.
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