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aphantasia

condition where one does not possess a functioning mind's eye and cannot voluntarily visualize imagery
Class type of: invisible disability, physiological condition, perception Q20707611

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6 properties
Subclass of
invisible disability, physiological condition, perception[1][2][3]
Health specialty
neurology, neuropsychology[7][8]
Medical examination
Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire[6]
Named by
Adam Zeman[9]
Opposite of
hyperphantasia[4]
Symptoms and signs
non-existence[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en aphantasia ar أفانتازيا de Aphantasie es afantasía fa آفانتازیا fa آفانت fa آفانتازیاکس fa آفانتازیک fi afantasia fr Afantaisie he אפנטזיה hu Afantázia ja アファンタジア ko 무상상 nl afantasie pl Afantazja ru Афантазия sv Afantasi tr Afantaz (Zihin Körlüğü) uk афантазія
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Aphantasia apple test.png ↗
BBC Things ID
de2598c2-c533-4724-ae5e-45222a5ce577
Know Your Meme slug
aphantasia
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
2777629752
PatientsLikeMe condition ID
Aphantasia
Quora topic ID
Aphantasia
Subreddit
Aphantasia

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🔗 Connections
Health specialty 2
neurology, neuropsychology
Subclass of 2
perception, invisible disability
Opposite of 1
hyperphantasia
Symptoms and signs 1
non-existence
← Opposite of 1
hyperphantasia
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  9. [9] ↑ . sciencefocus.com. Retrieved . sciencefocus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Jeb · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Health specialty → neurology, neuropsychology
    Opposite of → hyperphantasia
    Medical examination → Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire
    Symptoms and signs → non-existence
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: Aphantasia apple test.png"
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