Global aphantasia is a complete absence of voluntary imagery across every sense, sometimes called total aphantasia. It can be congenital or acquired.

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

I have aphantasia. Do my siblings have it? What about my parents? Is aphantasia hereditary?
Liana Scott · June 2023