Most people can visualize a loved one's face or the best meal they've ever had, but there are others whose minds go blank when they attempt to do the same. This phenomenon is known as aphantasia.

A simple test can reveal whether someone unknowingly lives with a hidden disability known as aphantasia – a condition that leaves people unable to form mental images in their mind. Often undiagnosed ...

As many as 3.9 per cent of people have aphantasia, the inability to picture images in one’s head. But formally diagnosing the condition is difficult. A simple physiological test involving a webcam ...

Aphantasia is the inability to voluntarily create a mental picture in your head. There’s no cure for aphantasia. However, some techniques may help improve your visualization. Share on Pinterest ...

Picture this, if you will: Aphantasia can be detected with an eye-opening look into our pupils. To first gauge the pupillary reflex of non-aphantasic people, the researchers sought 42 study ...