The saying “A picture is worth a thousand words” is often used to describe the power of an image in terms of its capturing power. Images are used by humans in different ways. The most common use is to capture information. In addition to capturing information, it is also used to calculate, compare and recall. With its vast capabilities, imagery, especially visual mental imagery, is vital to human intelligence. It is a good complement with other mind-based systems to improve human intelligence. It offers a different approach to representation and calculation. However, images are limited to storing limited information and are not effective in representing abstract ideas. Human intelligence is the ability to learn and solve new problems. As humans, we all learn and solve problems differently, but the method of learning and solving problems can often be generalized and categorized. Our mind can be classified as a combination of logic, rules, concepts, analogies, images and connection-based systems. Each of these systems has its own advantages and is used in different scenarios. For example, rules are used to induce logical flow. Concepts are used to generalize knowledge so that it can be compared in a new scenario. These systems are used to represent our knowledge in different symbols and representations and allow us to easily apply them in new scenarios. Therefore, without the ability to generalize patterns and recall knowledge from our memory, we will never be able to link our knowledge to specific situations and therefore we will not be able to rely on human intelligence. The image offers another way of representing information. Instead of a representation in words, the image provides a mental representation of an experience. These experiences m...... middle of paper ......objects and its characteristics. It also helps show the spatial relationship between images through figurative representations and propositional representations. Finally, we can compute images thanks to our ability to inspect, search, zoom, rotate and transform images as we wish. However, visual mental imagery is limited in that we can only capture limited information in images due to our rapid fading rate. Additionally, images cannot be used to represent abstract ideas. Images can only excel in visual problems such as inspection and navigation. Therefore, images, especially visual mental imagery, can only be a complement to other mental systems to improve our human intelligence. Works Cited Paul Thagard, D. (2005) Mind. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Kosslyn, S.M., Thompson, W.L., & Ganis, G. (2006). The case of mental imagery. Oxford: Oxford University Press.