Auditory aphantasia is the inability to voluntarily hear sounds, music, or voices in your mind, sometimes called a silent mind. Closely tied to inner speech.

Researchers expand aphantasia definition beyond "inability to visualize." This broader framework impacts how we understand and identify with the condition.
Tom Ebeyer · January 2025

My journey understanding the cognitive profiles of aphantasia and hyperphantasia started when I learned at age 30 that most of you have a superpower I don’t.
Steven Levithan · June 2021

A case for studying mental imagery as a whole
February 2021