# Aphantasia article

**URL:** <https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032>\
**Category:** Neuroscience, Psychology, and Health\
**Tags:** aphantasia\
**Created:** [June 9, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032 "2025-06-09T16:41:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnl](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/dec6dc/32.png) [@Johnl](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Johnl)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032/1 "2025-06-09T16:41:49Z")

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This morning I received my Neuroscience News email and it has the following article which was of interest to me as I have Aphantasia. The article appears in Neuroscience News June 9 edition. Briefly about 4% of the population is born with it unable to see images. For more information see the article on [Neurosciencenews.com](http://Neurosciencenews.com).

I’m interested in others who have Aphantasia and how they get around it when using memory techniques. John

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/josh/32/21_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032/2 "2025-06-09T18:48:20Z")

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Here’s a direct link:

> **[Aphantasia: Why Some Minds Are Blind to Images - Neuroscience News](https://neurosciencenews.com/aphantasia-neuroimaging-29234/)**
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> Scientists have uncovered how the brains of people with aphantasia, those who cannot visualize mental images, process visual information differently.

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**Author:** ![LarksAndRobyns](https://forum.artofmemory.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/7bcc69/32.png) [@LarksAndRobyns](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/LarksAndRobyns)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2025, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032/3 "2025-06-09T21:23:57Z")

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Think I’m meant to reply.  
I don’t have aphantasia, although I’m lower on the spectrum. I can visual a stick figure of a blurry silhouette, but never details. I don’t really use memory techniques…that’s why I’m here. But I’m usually just too lazy. Instead, I take absurd amounts of pictures, so I can look back on my camera roll, as if that’s a sort of memory.

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**Author:** ![Aikidoc1](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/aikidoc1/32/28899_2.png) [@Aikidoc1](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Aikidoc1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032/4 "2025-11-21T12:23:45Z")

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There is a training method called the “military method” that is supposed to help improve it. I don’t know if it has been researched.

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**Author:** ![Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/user_avatar/forum.artofmemory.com/josh/32/21_2.png) [@Josh](https://forum.artofmemory.com/u/Josh)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2025, 3:45pm UTC](https://forum.artofmemory.com/t/aphantasia-article/103032/5 "2025-11-21T15:45:42Z")

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> [@Aikidoc1](#):
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> military method

There are some discussions about it here: [Search results for 'military method' - Art of Memory Forum](https://forum.artofmemory.com/search?q=military%20method)