“There is, of course, a risk in gathering data via the web from interested participants on the back of a news story. “
(Adam Zeman, Forward. Aphantasia: Experiences, Perceptions, and Insights. Alan Kendel).
Here are some recent and old links to Aphantasia, which we have decided to list in order of importance. Yes, completely relative, so you should take a look at them all. Most of them rehash the same facts, but they’re interesting, quick reads. Almost all of them deal with aphantasia, as opposed to total aphantasia. Blake Ross‘ post is one of the best. If you have something else you would like us to post, let us know.
Blake Ross’ Facebook Post, “Aphantasia: How It Feels To Be Blind In Your Mind.” Not 100% sure if this is Total Aphantasia, but if you read bullet 6, it’s pretty close. Not for children . . . the post, that is.
Aphantasia: A life without mental images. The 2015 BBC article that brought this into the public eye. We think. Anyway, the test in the article is one of the better one’s that we have seen. Again, they are discussing aphantasia, not total aphantasia. But, you will find that in most of the online literature.
Aphantasia: ‘I can’t visualise my own children.’ Another great BBC article from 2016. Again, just about visual aphantasia, but worth the read.
Picture This? Some Just Can’t: Carl Zimmer’s 2015 piece from The New York Times.
Hard to Imagine: What Is Aphantasia?
Aphantasia: the condition of being blind in the mind. Gavin Fernando. “For some people, the visual mind is a blank canvas. Being asked to think of the ocean or a recent vacation or the face of a loved one conjures up nothing. There is no “mind’s eye”. No pictorial imagination. Just darkness.”
My mind’s eye is blind – so what’s going on in my brain? Dustin Grinnell, New Scientist, 2016.
