Tactile

Tactile aphantasia is the inability to mentally recreate touch: texture, pressure, temperature. It can occur alone or alongside other missing senses.

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What the research says

Expanding Aphantasia Definition: Researchers Propose New Boundaries

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

Tom Ebeyer · January 2025

A member’s story

3 Things I Learned From Having Multisensory Aphantasia That Changed My Understanding Of The World

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

What the research says

Switching The Focus From Visual Imagery

A case for studying mental imagery as a whole

February 2021

Something to try

Think of a Horse: Describing Aphantasia

How do you describe aphantasia? Founder of Aphantasia Network often gets asked this question. His answer? Think of a horse.

Tom Ebeyer · January 2019

Articles

Expanding Aphantasia Definition: Researchers Propose New Boundaries

3 Things I Learned From Having Multisensory Aphantasia That Changed My Understanding Of The World

Switching The Focus From Visual Imagery

Think of a Horse: Describing Aphantasia

Articles

Expanding Aphantasia Definition: Researchers Propose New Boundaries

3 Things I Learned From Having Multisensory Aphantasia That Changed My Understanding Of The World

Switching The Focus From Visual Imagery

Think of a Horse: Describing Aphantasia