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aphantasia

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From a- +‎ phantasia. From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, not) + φαντασία (phantasía, perception, impression, image, look, appearance), coined in a 2015 article.[1]

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aphantasia (uncountable)

  1. (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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  1. ^ Adam Zeman, Michaela Dewar, Sergio Della Sala (2015 December 1) “Lives without imagery – Congenital aphantasia”, in Cortex[1], volume 73, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 378–380