Aphantasia

• Aphantaisa

  • inability to visualise imagery, cannot experience mental images
• Causes of Aphantasia

  • 2 Theories
• Theory 1

  • areas in the brain involved in visual imagery may be underactive
• Theory 2

  • brain does experience visual imagery, but conscious mind cannot access it
• Aphantaisa

  1. Congenital
  2. Acquired
• Congenital

  • from birth
• Aquired

  • present after brain trauma or surgery