Read a text about aphantasia.
When scientist Adam Zeman encountered a patient who was unable to visualize things,
he decided to investigate the condition. The patient's eyes worked fine, but whenever he
tried to picture a scene in his mind, he came up blank-as if his "mind's eye" was blind.
Finding no similar cases in the medical literature, Zeman published a paper about his
patient's mysterious condition. A reporter subsequently wrote an article about it. Several
people recognized their own condition in the article and then contacted Zeman. The
condition finally received a name in 2015, aphantasia. Zeman's work was a source of
reassurance; many people who suffered from the previously unnamed condition were
relieved to find that they were not alone.
Select all the details that are included in the text.
Detail
Zeman researched the rare inability to imagine
things visually.
People with aphantasia often memorize details
differently.
Aphantasiacs reached out to Zeman after learning
they were not the only ones with this condition.
Until 2015, aphantasia was an unnamed condition.
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