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An evolving database of the most impactful journals and articles on extreme imagination from across the web. Explore and keep up-to-date with some of the latest aphantasia research.

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Think of a Horse

Think of a Horse

How do you describe aphantasia to people who just don’t get it? Founder of The Aphantasia Network, Tom Ebeyer often gets asked this question. His answer? Think of a Horse.

Tom Ebeyer

Beautiful young sculptor creates a clay sculpture

How to Write with Aphantasia

If you can’t visualize mentally, how can you write? As an award-winning author with aphantasia, Dustin Grinnell is faced with this question often. The solution? Write by Patchwork.

Dustin Grinnell

Concert scene with stage, lights, audience and confetti

Can you hear that?

When people first discover they are aphantasic they often report an inability to create mental images. But what about the other senses? Community influencer, Alan Kendle explains.

Alan Kendle

What is Aphantasia?

Aphantasia is the inability to visualize in the minds eye, hear sound in the minds ear, or imagine sensory experiences outside the present moment.

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Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire

How vivid is your imagination? The vividness of visual imagery questionnaire (VVIQ) is a proven psychometric measurement often used by scientists and researchers studying aphantasia. Think you might be aphantasic?

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