The researchers studying aphantasia take your questions. Live.
Aphantasia got its name in 2015. Most of what is known about it is being worked out right now, by a few dozen labs. Members sit in on live talks with those researchers, ask them anything, and keep every recording. Between talks there is a members-only Discord, and Annual includes the full course.
Live talks with the people doing the research
A researcher presents new work to members, then takes questions. 76 members signed up for the September talk with Dr Merlin Monzel. Every talk is recorded.
The room between talks
A members-only Discord, organized by topic, with people who do not need the explanation.
The course, with Annual and Lifetime
The full Aphantasia Explained course: 7 modules, about three hours, built for minds that do not picture.
Counted in the research
Your survey answers join 1.45 million responses that researchers draw on, and members hear about new studies first.
Straightforward pricing
30-day money-back guarantee. Every plan includes the community, the live science talks, and the AI research assistant. Annual and Lifetime add the full course.
What you can do without joining
Most of the network is free, and if reading alone is working for you, keep reading. Membership is for when you want to ask the person who wrote the paper.
Free, for everyone
- The complete aphantasia guide
- The VVIQ and the other assessments, with your results
- Articles, the public discussion board, and the newsletter
- The first two modules of the course, for every account
- Invitations to studies you can take part in
Only with membership
- A seat when a researcher presents new work, and the chance to ask your question
- The recording of every talk
- A private room with other people who do not picture, instead of a public forum
- The rest of the Aphantasia Explained course, with Annual and Lifetime
Live talks with the researchers
A researcher presents new work to members, then takes questions. Every talk is recorded, so you can watch it later.
Ask the researcher
Members put their questions to the speaker after every talk
Every recording
Missed it live? The recording is in your account afterwards
Talks through the year
Announced to members first, with the paper in our research library
The "Cognitive Map" Without the Mind’s Eye
Rosenbaum Memory Lab, York University
A Unifying Theory of Aphantasia
Dr Merlin Monzel
Total Recall, No Pictures
Emma Delhaye
Challenging Dual-Coding Theory
Wilma Bainbridge
Discord community hub
Join other members in our thriving Discord community. Connect with people who truly understand your experience, share insights, and build lasting friendships with fellow aphantasics worldwide.
Organized by topic
Research, daily life, creative minds, meetups, and the course
Across time zones
Members in dozens of countries, so someone is usually around
No explaining
Everyone in the room already knows what it is like
Moderated, members only
A private space, not a public forum
Example channels from our Discord, with real members and real conversations.
Latest message in #daily-life-tips
Just realized I've been using spatial memory instead of visual memory for navigation my entire life. Anyone else?
Greg_AThe complete Aphantasia Course
The course takes you from finding out to knowing what to do about it: how your mind works, where its strengths are, and which strategies actually hold up for aphantasics.
Read or listen
Short lessons, a few minutes each, on any device
Evidence you can cite
Every science claim links to a study in our research library
Strategies that fit
For memory, work, relationships, and telling people
Talk it through
Course channels in Discord to discuss lessons with other members
Module 1: How Minds Differ
Module 2: Your Starting Profile
Module 3: The Proof
Module 4: Your Everyday Life
Module 5: Your Relationships
Module 6: Your Wellbeing
Module 7: Your People, and What's Next
Chat with aphantasia research papers
We've compiled the aphantasia papers in our research library into one database. Now members can chat with AI to understand complex research, get personalized insights, and explore the science behind their unique mind.
The research library
Every aphantasia paper we hold, summarized in plain language
Ask it a question
Plain answers with the papers they came from
Kept current
New research added as studies are published
"How does aphantasia affect memory differently than I thought?"
Based on recent studies including Zeman et al. (2015), aphantasic individuals often have strong semantic and factual memory, while experiencing differences in episodic and autobiographical memory. Many report excellent memory for facts and concepts, but different strategies for remembering personal experiences...
Members, in their own words
Real words from real people in the Aphantasia Network.
"Dr Silvanto's YouTube presentation has radically changed my thinking and understanding of why I experience life the way I do. That is a priceless gift."
"I'm so grateful to know that something I always perceived as a flaw, or abnormality in myself, isn't just me."
"The therapist I'm seeing keeps wanting me to do visualizations — I can't seem to make her understand that I absolutely can't!"
"I really do feel like I finally found my people. Arriving at aphantasia didn't change the work so much as finally explain it."
"Thank you for all the work you do. I have a better understanding of myself as a result."
"Your information has catapulted me to a whole new level of personal inquiry."
"I am truly grateful to have found your community."
"You have taken such a judgemental narrative and flipped it to capacity, strength, beauty, creativity, and hope."
"I felt cheated at first — but I've come to embrace that it's just part of who I am."
"This revelation (and it does feel revelatory!) makes me wonder what other cognitive experiences I take for granted."
"This has been so eye opening and validating. I discovered I may have this when I was doing EMDR/IFS therapy for myself."
"I always thought visualizing or seeing something were all just expressions or sayings — never realized it was actually a real thing!"
What membership is
Four things, in the order members use them.
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Hi, I'm Tom
Founder, Aphantasia Network
In 2011, I discovered I had aphantasia. I felt completely alone, like something was wrong with me. Then in 2015, I became the first person to publicly share their aphantasia story in the New York Times.
Everything changed. Thousands reached out saying 'me too.' Their relief was palpable. I realized we needed more than awareness. We needed community, education, and a place to understand our unique minds together.
I built Aphantasia Network because I wish it existed when I was struggling alone. The talks exist because the questions I had at 20 are the questions members still bring, and the people who can answer them are willing to sit in the room.
Our mission is to bring aphantasia from academic obscurity to mainstream awareness, while building the world's most supportive community for people discovering their unique minds.
I look forward to welcoming you to the community.
~ Tom Ebeyer
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