Making Sense: Sight unseen

Close your eyes and try to imagine an apple. Can you see anything?
Aphantasia is the inability to see with your mind’s eye. Since it
was discovered, scientists have been asking the question: What is
the mind’s eye even for? This is the fifth episode of our six-part
series, Making Sense. For more, go to http://vox.com/unexplainable
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