Cognition

How do people with aphantasia think without pictures? Often in words, concepts, or other non-visual patterns, without any apparent limit on thinking itself.

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Total Recall, No Pictures: Memory Without a Mind's Eye

October 2026

When Mental Images Get in the Way: How Aphantasia Reveals a Hidden Advantage in Reasoning

April 2026

Rethinking Mental Imagery: Why Scientists Had It Wrong (And Why That's Good News)

November 2025

When Your Brain Runs in Reverse: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Aphantasia

August 2023

The Language Game of Visualization: Why Aphantasics Don't Need Mental Images to Imagine

June 2023

Are People with Aphantasia Verbal Thinkers?

October 2021

Videos

Total Recall, No Pictures: Memory Without a Mind's Eye

When Mental Images Get in the Way: How Aphantasia Reveals a Hidden Advantage in Reasoning

Rethinking Mental Imagery: Why Scientists Had It Wrong (And Why That's Good News)

When Your Brain Runs in Reverse: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Aphantasia

The Language Game of Visualization: Why Aphantasics Don't Need Mental Images to Imagine

Are People with Aphantasia Verbal Thinkers?

Videos

Total Recall, No Pictures: Memory Without a Mind's Eye

When Mental Images Get in the Way: How Aphantasia Reveals a Hidden Advantage in Reasoning

Rethinking Mental Imagery: Why Scientists Had It Wrong (And Why That's Good News)

When Your Brain Runs in Reverse: A Neuroscientist's Journey Through Aphantasia

The Language Game of Visualization: Why Aphantasics Don't Need Mental Images to Imagine

Are People with Aphantasia Verbal Thinkers?