D M Eagleman

What is the relationship between Aphantasia, Synaesthesia and Autism?

Consciousness and Cognition March 2021 Carla Dance, M Jaquiery, D M Eagleman et al.

For people with aphantasia, visual imagery is absent or markedly impaired. Here, we investigated the relationship between aphantasia and two other neurodevelopmental conditions also linked to imagery differences: synaesthesia, and autism. In Experiment 1a and 1b, we asked whether aphantasia and synaesthesia can co-occur, an important question given that synaesthesia is linked to strong imagery....