Most recent studies of #aphantasia and #hyperphantasia - March 27 2024
Using fMRI to scan the brains of people at rest, he has found that #hyperphantasic people have greater connectivity between the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in “higher-order” thinking such as planning and decision-making, and the areas responsible for visual processing, which lie towards the back of the skull.
Aphantasia is known to run in families ...
https://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/fulltext/S1364-6613%2824%2900034-2?&
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These studies actually don't give AF about aphantasia and seem more focused on hyperphantasia ... but still ... I guess it's good someone is studying it at all ...