Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesA condition where one's mental imagery (the mind's eye) is extremely realistic, to the point of confusion with reality.
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Based on their surveys, Dr. Zeman and his colleagues estimate that 2.6 percent of people have hyperphantasia and that 0.7 percent have aphantasia. […] Charles Darwin left behind writings hinting at hyperphantasia: When he was once asked to recall the objects that had been on his breakfast table that morning, he said they were “as distinct as if I had photos before me.”
2021 June 8, Carl Zimmer, “Many People Have a Vivid ‘Mind’s Eye,’ While Others Have None at All”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 04 Dec 2021Antonyms: aphantasia
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA condition where one's mental imagery (the mind's eye) is extremely realistic, to the point of confusion with reality.
Origin
From hyper- + phantasia; from Ancient Greek φαντασία (phantasía, “perception, impression, image, look, appearance”).
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