aphantasia
noun [ U ] medical specialized uk/ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/ /ˌeɪ.fænˈteɪ.zi.ə/
想象障碍，幻像可视缺失症，心盲症
a medical condition in which a person is not able to form an image in their mind of things or people that are not actually present
Some people find it impossible to imagine a friend's face or their own apartment - a phenomenon named aphantasia. 一些人无法在脑海中想象处朋友的样子或自己公寓的样子，这种症状被称为幻像可视缺失症。
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- Scientists have described a condition, aphantasia, in which some people are unable to visualise mental images.
- I have a condition called aphantasia where I can't visualise things. When I try to picture my daughter when she's not there, I see nothing.
- Aphantasia is a relatively rare condition that affects 2% of the population, and both genders equally, says Professor Zelman.
- A small proportion of healthy individuals, perhaps two or three in a hundred, lack visual imagination completely, a phenomenon we have termed aphantasia.