Metacognition in Aphantasia: Taking the "conscious" view seriously.
Neuropsychologia January 30, 2026 Lu Teng
Whereas aphantasics report lacking voluntary conscious visual imagery, empirical findings indicate that they employ visual strategies to complete tasks. The discrepancy has led some researchers to propose that aphantasics rely on unconscious visual imagery. This paper instead motivates and defends a "conscious" view. Consciousness research uses both visibility and confidence measures....