Blind Mind’s Eye: The Science of Extremes in Visual Imagery | Torrance Festival of Ideas

Adam Zeman

We have discovered that 1-3% of the world’s population lacks a mind eye, christening this ‘aphantasia’. People at the opposite extreme of the spectrum, with ‘hyperphantasia’, enjoy imagery ‘as vivid as real seeing’. This talk will focus on the experience, psychological associations, and biological basis of imagery and imagery vividness extremes.

Adam Zeman, Ph.D., is a clinical neurologist with research interests in visual imagery, memory in epilepsy, and, more generally, the relationship between mind and brain. He is the author of “Consciousness – a User’s Guide” and “A Portrait of the Brain”.

Start: 23 April 2021

End: 23 April 2021