Jennifer McDougall

@jenniemcd
Phantastic. Exploring the extremes of human imagination. Co-founder of Aphantasia Network.
Knowledge of our invisible differences dates back to 340 BC. Aristotle stands at the beginning of this history when imagination was not an established topic of discussion yet.
What do you mean you can't picture a horse? For visualizers, it's hard to imagine what it's like not to visualize.
Discovering that your imagination works differently than most other people; That your inner world of imaginative experiences is not, in fact, the norm; can c...
December 8, 2020
When Tom and I first tell people about his experience of aphantasia we often get asked this question: Do you dream? Tom doesn’t dream visually, he drea...
December 18, 2019
Inspired by a post from reddit re: starting a public list of famous people with aphantasia. Here’s who we know so far: Blake Ross, Software Engineer, ...
August 30, 2019
There’s so much we have yet to discover about what it means to “learn with aphantasia.” Here’s a thought-provoking post from 2016, wh...
Whether you visualize – or not – it doesn’t define you, nor does it link with the quality of what you can produce. There are extraordinaril...
March 11, 2019
Some aphantasics prefer non-fiction over fiction or fantasy novels, as they cannot create mental images of scenes or characters. What’s your preference?
November 12, 2018
Aphantasia research is taking place at the following institutions globally (that we’re aware of): University of Exeter, UK, led by Dr. Adam Ze...