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Why not? You dream inside your head, it's a figment of your imagination, just because you are blind doesn't stop your brain working too.
^ That's if they live for some part of their life then go blind.
If they are blind from birth then it's a tough one as I don't know what they would see as they've never seen the world.
^ That's if they live for some part of their life then go blind.
If they are blind from birth then it's a tough one as I don't know what they would see as they've never seen the world.
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If you can feel the shape of an object and are taught what the shape is(if you aren't taught shapes then your logic is perfect because you are making up your own reality) then you can visualize it. Dreams are a projection of the subconscious from past experiences, thoughts, feelings, etc. It may be different since their point of perception is not visual, but is rather based on other senses or feelings.
I blame my Psyc professor.
I blame my Psyc professor.
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All comes down to imagination i bet their dreams are 100X better
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^ My hypothesis in the subject as well. It'd be just like a normal dream, but a whole lot more like an Escher piece.
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Color perhaps, but not shape. You can figure out the shape of something physical just by touching it.
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But if the only " colour " they can imagine is white, how would you picture a shape? Try drawing a circle in paint with a white background with a white brush. You won't see a thing. If they have no sense of colour other than purely white I doubt they could :/
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Well, close your eyes and trace the edge of your keyboard or something similar. Obviously you know what it looks like, but just ignore that, and ignore what color it is. When I trace it, I see no real image. Instead, it is more like I am making a 3-D map. Now, maybe the mind might assign arbitrary colors to the map to produce an image of the map (and use different colors/shades to separate objects), but I think it is more emphasis on memorization of a 3-D map.
A good example, walk around your house at night without the lights on and maybe your eyes closed, and do it slowly. You'll probably start remembering the layout of furniture and feel for objects and walls that you are familiar with seeing. Now, this method should work for both a blind and non-blind person, the only difference being the primary sense used to learn the layout (touch vs. seeing).
A good example, walk around your house at night without the lights on and maybe your eyes closed, and do it slowly. You'll probably start remembering the layout of furniture and feel for objects and walls that you are familiar with seeing. Now, this method should work for both a blind and non-blind person, the only difference being the primary sense used to learn the layout (touch vs. seeing).
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Question BLEW you? Eeeeew!
I am inclined to believe they do dream, but it is not like we dream.
I once had a professor who went blind in a Chemistry lab accident. Over the course of several months his eyesight slowly deteriorated until he could see no more. Now, almost a decade or so later, he is unable to recall what everyday objects look like. If you were to ask him to describe an apple for you, odds are he would not be able to. I do remember him taking questions about himself and someone asked about how he dreams. If only I could remember what his answer was.
I once had a professor who went blind in a Chemistry lab accident. Over the course of several months his eyesight slowly deteriorated until he could see no more. Now, almost a decade or so later, he is unable to recall what everyday objects look like. If you were to ask him to describe an apple for you, odds are he would not be able to. I do remember him taking questions about himself and someone asked about how he dreams. If only I could remember what his answer was.
People who have been blind since birth have auditory dreams. People who went blind latter in life still dream and can even dream in colors and shapes, but only what they know. Such as if you went blind at 10 years old and then twenty years later you have a dream about a friend, you can only dream about what that friend looked like at age 10.
