How strong is your mind’s eye? Some people see crystal-clear images in their heads, while others can’t produce any internal visual imagery at all. When someone can’t produce images, it’s called Aphantasia.
Curious to find out if you’ve got Aphantasia? Take our quiz, which is based on David Mark's official Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire, to find out.
Questions Overview
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
- I see it perfectly and vividly—just like real-world visuals.
- I see it pretty well, but not perfectly.
- I see an image, but it’s unclear, blurry, or dim.
- I don’t see a visual, but I “know” I’m thinking of it.
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Aphantasia FQA: Here’s Everything You Need to Know
What is Aphantasia? Aphantasia is a mental phenomenon in which a person can’t conjure mental images at all. Some people have extremely strong mind’s eyes, meaning that they can produce clear, lively mental images with tons of detail. For some people, their mental images look no less clear than the real images they see in front of them. But for some people, the images are hazier and less clear—and in these cases, a person might not be able to visualize specific, familiar details. This indicates a weaker mind’s eye. But Aphantasia is different. These people can’t produce mental images at all; they describe “knowing” that they’re thinking of the image, but they don’t see the visual picture itself.
- The Vividness of Visual Imagery Questionnaire was created in 1977 by David Marks to test a person’s mind eye. The quiz you took above is closely based off of this original test.
Can people with Aphantasia dream? Some studies suggest that they do. Of course, our experiences dreaming are closely tied to visual images, so if a person is unable to conjure them when awake, it’s understandable that you’d expect them to struggle with this when asleep, too. Though there’s no clear answer to this yet, some studies do suggest that while asleep, people with Aphantasia can produce images and dream fully.
Does Aphantasia have a cure? No, but it doesn’t really need one. Aphantasia isn’t a disorder that disrupts a person’s life and needs to be treated with medicine. Rather, it’s just a variation in the human experience.
Is Aphantasia genetic? Potentially, yes. This question hasn’t been answered definitively by scientists, but because people are born with Aphantasia and more likely to have it if a family member does, it likely does have some genetic foundation. So if you think you and your family might be prone to Aphantasia, have them try out this quiz, too!
How are ADHD and Aphantasia linked? There might be some connection between ADHD and Aphantasia due to our brain’s dopamine systems. Dopamine affects a person’s desire to seek rewards and to have internal motivation—people with ADHD tend to have less natural dopamine available in their brains. It’s theorized that dopamine could also be linked to a person’s ability to conjure mental images, which could make a person with ADHD more likely to experience Aphantasia as well. -It’s worth noting that currently, it’s also theorized that certain types of Autism may also be associated with Aphantasia.
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