images of the mind

one of the most studied aspects of psychology deals with the ability of humans to generate images in the mind. although many studies have investigated this realm, there has yet to be found conclusive evidence for one imaging 'process' or another. it seems, in fact, that our brain uses different processes to build mental representations of different types of objects. the process used by the brain to represent a particular object could be dependent on any combination of the object's color, depth, familiarity, functionality, or other attribute.

i recently read a quirky article regarding how we picture time in our minds. i've thought about this before, but this was the first time i had read about it. in particular, how do you picture the annual calendar in your mind? when 'looking up' dates or weeks in your head, do you generate a pictoral image of the calendar?

i do, and im glad its not just me! my image of the calendar runs from Jan to June in one column on the left and July to Dec in another column on the right. I'm not sure why, but I'm pretty sure when being taught the months in grade 1, the teacher had written the months out in this same way. my mind has kept this same representation.

i have a representation for natural numbers as well, and its kinda crazy lol...

if this sounds like pure madness, i looked it up further and found this!
Do you picture a calendar in your head, or am I just strange?

man, brains are weird... some more than others...