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Apr 4, 2023 52 min

What Is Aphantasia?

from Simple Questions Podcast Hosted by Dylan Carnahan

Episode 25: What Is Aphantasia? - features the Co-Founder of the Aphantasia Network, Tom Ebeyer, explaining how people are unable to form mental images. Episode Summary: This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Tom Ebeyer, one of the original 21 cases identified by Neurologist Dr. Adam Zeman as having aphantasia. Tom's experiences led him to co-found the Aphantasia Network, which has a mission to improve the lives of people with aphantasia through advocacy, research, and support to unleash the power of image-free thinking. Listen as Tom explains what we know about aphantasia, the spectrum of visual imagination, and what hyperphantasia means. In this episode we discuss: 00:00 - Face the Beast by The Whatnots 01:04 - Introducing Tom Ebeyer 03:22 - Pronunciation 04:44 - What is It? 06:49 - Thought Process 08:32 - Lack of Conversation 10:51 - Discovery 14:21 - Common or Uncommon? 16:12 - Hyperphantasia 18:53 - Lifelong Aphantasia 22:36 - Finding Out 29:17 - Impacts on Communication 35:45 - Cognitive Strategies to Remember 41:12 - Visual Imagination Spectrum 44:31 - Dreaming 47:14 - Research 49:55 - Aphantasia Network 51:05 - Closing Remarks 51:52 - Conclusion and Information Resources: Aphantasia Network

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