Aphantasia: In search of a theory.

  • Published In: Mind & Language, 2023, v. 38, n. 3. P. 866 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Blomkvist, Andrea 3 of 3

Abstract

Though researchers working on congenital aphantasia (henceforth "aphantasia") agree that this condition involves an impairment in the ability to voluntarily generate visual imagery, disagreement looms large as to which other impairments are exhibited by aphantasic subjects. This article offers the first extensive review of studies on aphantasia, and proposes that aphantasic subjects exhibit a cluster of impairments. It puts forward a novel cognitive theory of aphantasia, building on the constructive episodic simulation hypothesis of memory and imagination. It argues that aphantasia is best explained as a malfunction of processes in the episodic system, and is therefore an episodic system condition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Mind & Language. 2023/06, Vol. 38, Issue 3, p866
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0268-1064
  • DOI:10.1111/mila.12432
  • Accession Number:164255301
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