Aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, poses a serious challenge to an influential theory of abstract thought in the history of philosophy. The study by researchers at the University of ...

Aphantasia is a relatively recent term coined by Adam Zeman and colleagues in 2015 to refer to the experience of lacking visual mental imagery. When people are asked to close their eyes and imagine a ...

On social media, 8th-grade English teacher Jak Kurdi often shares his love of books and writing. Growing up in a household that prioritized reading, he could vividly picture the worlds on the page, ...

Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of the jam on your half-eaten toast? Most of us can call up such pictures in our minds. We can ...

Think about your breakfast this morning. Can you imagine the pattern on your coffee mug? The sheen of the jam on your half-eaten toast? Most of us can call up such pictures in our minds. We can ...

Here’s what you’ll learn in this story: Recent neuroscience research shows that people have distinct patterns of brain connectivity and function when it comes to visual imagination. This ability runs ...

Researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham conducted a comprehensive review of 52 existing aphantasia research studies in hopes to uncover patterns and further the understanding of how ...

Did you know some people can’t see images in their minds? It’s a real issue—and it has a name: aphantasia. According to the Cleveland Clinic, “Aphantasia is when your brain doesn’t form or use mental ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...

Growing up, Roberto S. Luciani had hints that his brain worked differently than most people. He didn’t relate when people complained about a movie character looking different than what they’d pictured ...

It’s jarring to realize at 32 that the way you’ve always experienced the world isn’t quite “normal.” That there’s something you’ve been missing out on without knowing. For all these years, the concept ...

(NEXSTAR) – How vivid is your mind’s eye? If you were to try to picture an apple right now, can you see it? The shape, the color, the skin, the stem? Or is there no picture at all? Aphantasia, a ...