Aphantasia

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf condition
neurological disorder
gptkbp:affects mental imagery
auditory imagery
visual imagery
autobiographical memory
dream vividness
other sensory imagery
gptkbp:canBeCongenital true
gptkbp:characterizedBy inability to voluntarily visualize mental images
gptkbp:coinedBy 2015
Adam Zeman
Caitlin McGonagle
gptkbp:compatibleWith mental disorder
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Francis_Galton
1880
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Aphantasia
gptkbp:obtainedFrom true
gptkbp:opposedBy hyperphantasia
gptkbp:prevalence estimated 2-5% of population
gptkbp:relatedTo memory recall
dreaming
visual imagination
gptkbp:studiedBy brain imaging
questionnaires
Adam Zeman
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Visual_Thinking
gptkb:Mental_Images
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8