Aphantasia and Psychedelics
If you were told to close your eyes and picture a red apple, what do you “see?” For some, the image of an apple is relatively easily conjured. For others, nothing appears at all. This inability to generate mental images is called aphantasia. People with aphantasia describe being unable to “see” images in their mind, even when trying to imagine something familiar, like a loved one’s face or their childhood home. It’s estimated that roughly four percent of people experience aphantasia. Mental ima