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aphantasia

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[ay-fan-tay-zhuh] / ˌeɪ fænˈteɪ ʒə /

noun

  1. the inability to voluntarily recall or form mental images.


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They were able to show that changes in two important brain regions, the hippocampus and the occipital lobe, as well as their interaction, have an influence on the impaired recall of personal memories in aphantasia.

From Science Daily • Feb. 27, 2024

When people visualize dark and light objects, their pupils dilate—unless they happen to have aphantasia.

From Scientific American • Jul. 20, 2023

I have aphantasia, which is the inability to form mental images.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2023

But Dr. Segerman has aphantasia, an inability to construct mental pictures, or “visually hallucinate images at will,” as he puts it.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2023

Williams says he learned early in the directorial process that he lives with aphantasia, an inability to visualize mental images in one’s mind.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2022