Aphantasia comparisons
Aphantasia in context: compared to its opposite extreme and to related cognitive phenomena.
Responsible: Onur Cirakoglu, founder of headon
Aphantasia becomes clearer in comparison. This section collects comparison pages – currently to hyperphantasia and to typical imagery, and over time to further phenomena like SDAM, synesthesia, or prosopagnosia.
Aphantasia vs. Hyperphantasia
The two ends of the imagery spectrum: no inner image vs. extremely vivid imagination. With VVIQ score table, everyday examples, and risks/strengths of both profiles.
Aphantasia vs. normal imagery
What counts as typical: the four ranges of the imagery scale side by side, with their shares in the largest prevalence study.
Where are you on the spectrum?
The VST-16 test measures both aphantasia and hyperphantasia on the same scale. 5 minutes, instant result.