Spatial Imagery

Spatial imagery is locating and moving objects in mental space, distinct from picturing what they look like. People with aphantasia often score well here.

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

April 2026

Pictures Without Mental Pictures: How Aphantasia Is Rewriting a 50-Year-Old Theory of Memory

March 2026

When Memory Feels Vivid: Why the Moment Matters More Than the Trait

November 2025

The Shape of Things Unseen: Conversation with Dr. Adam Zeman On The New Science of Imagination

May 2025

Quantifying Aphantasia Through Drawing

October 2021

Videos

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

Pictures Without Mental Pictures: How Aphantasia Is Rewriting a 50-Year-Old Theory of Memory

When Memory Feels Vivid: Why the Moment Matters More Than the Trait

The Shape of Things Unseen: Conversation with Dr. Adam Zeman On The New Science of Imagination

Quantifying Aphantasia Through Drawing

Videos

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

Pictures Without Mental Pictures: How Aphantasia Is Rewriting a 50-Year-Old Theory of Memory

When Memory Feels Vivid: Why the Moment Matters More Than the Trait

The Shape of Things Unseen: Conversation with Dr. Adam Zeman On The New Science of Imagination

Quantifying Aphantasia Through Drawing