Alfredo Spagna
Cognitive neuroscientist at Columbia University specializing in mental imagery, aphantasia, and consciousness research, known for identifying the fusiform imagery node and studying its connectivity.
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May 4, 2026 • 1h 29min
#117 Meet The Neuroscientist Proving We Got Imagination & Aphantasia WRONG!
Dr. Alfredo Spagna, a Columbia cognitive neuroscientist who discovered the fusiform imagery node, explains how imagination reuses perception circuits and why aphantasia shattered long-held assumptions. Short, punchy segments cover how imagery differs from perception, real-life aphantasia cases (including artists and architects), the visualizer and inner-speech fallacies, 7T brain scans, and links to consciousness theories.
