I seem to be a bit of a mix. I think I am mostly a conceptualiser, but as I’ve become more aware of the spectrum of experiences I’ve become hyper-aware of what my mind may or may not be doing. The table was the timber dining table I was sitting at as I did the experiment. The ball was a yellow kids ball with a bell in it that we own, but I only added that detail after being asked for the colour. Once I added it, I could conceptualise the physics of it falling off the table and the probable sound it made. The person was a disembodied arm that pushed the ball with zero imagery and detail.

A couple of questions re this. Could Aristotle have been right? Could this be a loss of information due to genetic degradation over time? Is there any data on whether aphantasia affects men/women more?

I seem to be a bit of a mix. I think I am mostly a conceptualiser, but as I’ve become more aware of the spectrum of experiences I’ve become hyper-aware of what my mind may or may not be doing. The table was the timber dining table I was sitting at as I did the experiment. The ball was a yellow kids ball with a bell in it that we own, but I only added that detail after being asked for the colour. Once I added it, I could conceptualise the physics of it falling off the table and the probable sound it made. The person was a disembodied arm that pushed the ball with zero imagery and detail.

A couple of questions re this. Could Aristotle have been right? Could this be a loss of information due to genetic degradation over time? Is there any data on whether aphantasia affects men/women more?