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A mental image occurs when a representation of the type created during the initial phases of perception is present but the stimulus is not actually being perceived; such representations preserve the perceptible properties of the stimulus and ultimately give rise to the subjective experience of perception.

— Stephen Kosslyn

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Physics seems to have done reasonably well in studying electrons, although there is not to this day a precise definition of this term.

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Resist the temptation to use special effects. Think about science fiction movies with lots of special effects: If you notice that special effects are special effects, they will fail.

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