Blind dreams

Do people that have been blind since birth dream, and if so what do they see?

Although to the seeing the images we see when asleep can often appear fragmented and random at least we have a point of reference, i.e. we’ve seen them or similar before. If you have never seen anything, what form do dreams take? Some research has suggested that colours may be the answer but if you’ve never seen red or blue how can you dream in colours or even describe that to a researcher?

Perhaps then it’s smells. I don’t recall smells in my dreams but maybe that’s because my olfactory senses aren’t as heightened as those with a visual impairment. Now sounds, we can all relate to. I can certainly recall sounds from my dreams, so surely the blind can have dreams with sounds. The trouble is, this has now led me to another question…

What do the deaf and blind dream about?

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