In this episode of If I’m Really Honest, I sit down with neurologist Adam Zeman, the researcher who coined the term aphantasia — the inability to form voluntary visual mental imagery. We explore what it means to lack a “mind’s eye,” how it affects memory and emotion, why many people with aphantasia dream visually, and what this reveals about consciousness itself.
We also dive into Global Workspace Theory, Integrated Information Theory, psychedelics, PTSD, creativity, imagination, and whether imagery shapes attachment, nostalgia, and even spiritual experience.
Adam Zeman books: https://www.amazon.com/Books-Adam-Zeman/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AAdam%2BZeman
Aphantasia test and blog post: https://ifimreallyhonest.great-site.net/2026/02/27/adam-zeman-the-mind-without-a-minds-eye/
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