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Can you picture things in your mind? I can't | Alex Rosenthal

Can you picture things in your mind? I can't | Alex Rosenthal

Update: 2026-01-135
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Picture this: a rocket ship crash-lands on a planet, and an alien approaches the spacecraft. What do you see in your mind when you visualize this scene? For Alex Rosenthal (and many others), the answer is: absolutely nothing. Exploring the fascinating science of aphantasia, or the inability to generate mental images, he shows why our minds are much more different than we think.

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Can you picture things in your mind? I can't | Alex Rosenthal

Can you picture things in your mind? I can't | Alex Rosenthal