[dcw303]

I am highly skeptical of Aphantasia, as it's impossible to evaluate what someone else believes they see. I think it's much more likely that Aphantasia is people (like me) who make sharp distinctions between what they can imagine (rotating colors on shapes etc etc) and what they see when looking at something for real - e.g - the detail of a loved one's face.

I challenge anyone who believes they have a highly developed mind's eye to draw such a face purely from memory.

[jonplackett]

I have this! I found out from a random daytime TV program and did some online tests. I didn’t realise until that point that other people can make clear images of things in their head.

Weirdly I’m actually quite good at drawing something from memory like a bicycle (I love Pictionary!) but I can’t actually make a image of it in my head.

Brains are strange.

[kuroguro]

Agreed, from the description it sounds closer to "people who are aware of the missing parts in the imagined image".

Never heard of this "condition" before. It may apply to me. I can somewhat imagine a static thing or a face but trying to "zoom in"/"rotate" or imagining smaller details completely ruins the illusion.