In a new study, we have found evidence the pink elephant problem is not universal. Some people, including those with aphantasia, can block involuntary visual thoughts from their minds.
Aphantasia is typically described as a deficit. When people first learn they have aphantasia, they are often upset, as they realize other people can do things they cannot.
It might be nice to imagine seeing the characters described in a book, for example, or to visualize an absent loved one.
There are suggestions people with aphantasia may have a heightened resistance to involuntary intrusive thoughts, illustrating a natural diversity of human minds.
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