Aphantasia & the mind’s eye.
While aphantasia has beenacknowledged in medicine since the 1800s, the mechanisms behind it have never been fully explained.
Swart adds that the condition has “no bearing on intelligence or any other neurological syndrome.”
One explanation for why aphantasia might occur has to do with childbirth and brain development, Swart says.
Presently, there is no treatment for the condition.
But with the proper understanding and tools, people with aphantasia can still thrive.
A simple test for aphantasia.
If you see a void of complete darkness, you might have aphantasia.
Can people with aphantasia dream?
Swart adds that many people with aphantasia can still have visual memory recall.
The research.
Until the mechanisms behind aphantasia are fully understood, there is no cure for it.