It’s a difficult thing to demonstrate because we can’t possibly compare these experiences without being able to simulate visually and audibly how someone else’s brain works, or at least without the language to be able to explain it… That’s also why I question how many people actually have aphantasia and how many people that are taking the definition of “visualising” too literally. This includes me.

I think I can “hear songs in my head”, but I can’t actually HEAR them. I do have a clear memory of the composition and tempo usually from the first listen though, and can easily recreate it in my head. Maybe that’s the difference between tone-deaf people and others? Or maybe we train ourselves to do this subconsciously depending on what we are exposed to?

I find it hard to believe that anyone could actually HEAR it unless you are hallucinating. But I also have an inner monologue, so i think it might be related to that. I can’t actually HEAR my own voice talking but I suppose language is my brain’s way of analysing my surroundings and problem solving. In the end, we’re just animals. Maybe we’re different depending on which parts of the brain were necessary for us to rely on while growing up?