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title: "Aphantasia"
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source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphantasia"
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category: "reference"
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tags: "science, encyclopedia"
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Additionally, research by Boran into romantic desire has shown a potential link between vividness of mental imagery and romantic feelings, suggesting that mental imagery may also play a role in emotional memory and relationships. In 2024, a research team led by Jonathan Rhodes from the University of Plymouth assessed the imagery abilities of over 300 athletes finding a small sample of 27 who had aphantasia or low imagery abilities. The researchers developed a training program over six weeks to improve imagery ability, finding that it can be significantly improved for the majority of participants. In addition, the research of Keogh and Pearson's follow-up with over 50 participants further confirmed the absence of sensory imagery in aphantasia, adding evidence to the field of study. Zeman also proposes that alterations in connectivity between the frontoparietal and visual networks may provide the neural substrate for extreme variations in visual imagery. Some people with aphantasia have acquired visual mental imagery after using psychedelics like ayahuasca or psilocybin. There is also research into multisensory aphantasia, where people experience a deficit with mental imagery in other domains such as sound, touch, smell, taste, motion, etc.
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== Notable people with aphantasia ==
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== See also ==
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Charcot–Wilbrand syndrome
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Creative visualization – Purposeful visualisation for neuropsychological, physiological or social effects
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Number form – Mental map of numbers
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Prefrontal synthesis – Conscious process of synthesizing mental images
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Prosopagnosia – Cognitive disorder of face perception
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== References ==
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== Further reading ==
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== External links ==
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"Aphantasia: When the Mental Image Is Missing". Quirks and Quarks. Episode Part 1. CBC Radio. 25 June 2016.
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Aflalo P (14 September 2019). "Can you picture things in your head? Well, this guy can't". The Doc Project. Episode Part 1. CBC Radio.
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"Aphantasia: The People Without a Mind's Eye - 'Out of Mind'". YouTube. Wired UK. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 20 September 2021. |