Episode 25: What Is Aphantasia? - features the Co-Founder of the Aphantasia Network, Tom Ebeyer, explaining how people are unable to form mental images.Episode Summary:This episode of the Simple Questions Podcast features a discussion between Dylan Carnahan and Tom Ebeyer, one of the original 21 cases identified by Neurologist Dr. Adam Zeman as having aphantasia. Tom's experiences led him to co-found the Aphantasia Network, which has a mission to improve the lives of people with aphantasia through advocacy, research, and support to unleash the power of image-free thinking.Listen as Tom explains what we know about aphantasia, the spectrum of visual imagination, and what hyperphantasia means.In this episode we discuss:00:00 - Face the Beast by The Whatnots01:04 - Introducing Tom Ebeyer03:22 - Pronunciation04:44 - What is It?06:49 - Thought Process08:32 - Lack of Conversation10:51 - Discovery14:21 - Common or Uncommon?16:12 - Hyperphantasia18:53 - Lifelong Aphantasia22:36 - Finding Out29:17 - Impacts on Communication35:45 - Cognitive Strategies to Remember41:12 - Visual Imagination Spectrum44:31 - Dreaming47:14 - Research49:55 - Aphantasia Network51:05 - Closing Remarks51:52 - Conclusion and InformationResources:Aphantasia Network

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