Dreams of Blind People

It was brought up that, do blind people see images in their dreams, having not seen any images in waking life? I looked up a few websites on it.

There are no visual images in the dreams of those born without any ability to experience visual imagery in waking life.

Individuals who become blind before the age of five seldom experience visual imagery in their dreams, although Deutsch (1928) reports some visual imagery in six schoolchildren who lost their sight before age five.

Those who become sightless between the ages of five and seven may or may not retain some visual imagery.

Most people who lost their vision after age seven continue to experience at least some visual imagery, although its frequency and clarity often fade with time.

These are four empirical generalizations. Heres a few sites.

dreams of the blind

another link

Really interesting stuff, Illusion. Thanks for posting it.

you know i always wondered about that, but didn't know who to ask...i certainly wouldn't want to ask a blind person. thanks for posting it, truly fascinating.

No Prob, I always wondered about this, too, but I didnt want to waltz up to a blind person and just ask em. I dont know any blind people.