aphantasia
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + phantasia. From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”), coined in a 2015 article.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/, /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.ʒə/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: a‧fan‧ta‧sia
Noun
[edit]aphantasia (uncountable)
- (psychology, pathology) A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.
- 2020 July 15, Serena Puang, “Living With Aphantasia, the Inability to Make Mental Images”, in The New York Times[2], →ISSN:
- But aphantasia not only impacts people’s learning experiences; it also extends into their personal lives. Not being able to visualize means never picturing the faces of family or close friends and remembering images as abstract information.
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See also
[edit]- anauralia (the absence of auditory imagery, particularly the lack of an "inner voice".)
- hyperphantasia