can a person whos been blind all their life have dreams?
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yes dreAms are based upon life experiences
740529
Yes, it would be possible, depending on the reason for blindness.
618977
Yes. My grandmother is blind from a disease known as maculuar degeneration.  She dreams in full color.  She doesn't know if the colors look like what everyone else sees, according to her.  But she dreams about an apple and it is what she thinks red should be.  She can "see" what an apple looks like by feeling its shape and texture.  She imagines the rest.
475496
yes you will have dreams.  And being able to function is something that I think you will be able to do.  Asking the question is a step in the right direction.  The next thing will be to find out what you can do.
785556
I think their dreams would be blank as well. How can you dream of something you have never seen? If once they saw and went blind then I would say yes they do. If they were born blind, then there is nothing for them to see even in sleep. I wouldn't think they would see colors shapes or anything due to the fact they don't know what they look like.
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Legally blind does not mean you cannot see at all. There are many people who are legally blind, but they just tend to have really thick bifocals. My mom is legally blind and she just has certain limitations, such as not driving at night, etc.
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Dreaming doesn't require your eyes. Dreams are made of subconcious brain activity while you're resting, and they're just basically illusions. There's no actual SEEING going on, so it doesn't require your eyes. They'll dream the same way as everyone else.\n\nHowever, if you were blind from birth, and therefore you don't KNOW what an image looks like, you'll probably dream strictly in emotions and sounds.
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It depends on what kind of blindness they have.  If they are born blind because of a problem with the areas of the brain that control sight, they will not have any sort of visual images in their dreams. Their brain cannot make the images if those areas are damaged.\n\nIf they are born blind because of a problem with thier eye or visual nerve, they may get "flashes" from the visual areas of the brain when random activity fires across them during sleep. But, they won't know what it is, and very little is remembered from most dreaming, anyway. They may even perceive, in their dream, that the "flash" is from a different sense that they DO have images and vocabulary for (sound, touch, taste, smell). They won't have any memories to pull on of real visual images. So even though they may "see" because of dream activity in that area of the brain, it isn't a "real" experience in thier dream.\n\nSomeone who was born with sight, and loses their vision later, WILL have dreams with visual images, because they have the memory to pull on, and images attached to language so that they can understand and remember.
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All people dream.  People that have never been able to see, "see" what they perceive they are seeing.  Blind people can read books, stories, news and other articles in Braille.
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Totally blind from birth have no idea what colors are.  As you they dream what they know.  People that loose their sight later will dream in color because they have seen color.  It is very difficult for the seeing to understand those that do not.
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Well of course they sleep, but they certainly do dream. In fact their dreams are more vivid and sensual then sighted people because blind people have very strong senses. Their hearing, tasting, and sense of smell are quite accurate.
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I have a brother who is blind. Due to optic nerve damage. From what we have been told. There is nothing medical that can be done. However nerves can, and have been known to rejuvenate on their own.
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Nobody knows for sure, but they are essential. After several days of dream deprivation a person will exhibit severe mental and emotional reactions. Much research has been done on the subject, much of it at the Stanford University Center for Human Sleep Research. You can find more info at their website.
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the part that make us dream is in the brain. it's got nothing to do with the mechanic of sight loss and audio lost...
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My boyfriend who is blind in one eye says he does not gain the ability to see out of both eyes when he dreams. He thinks this is because he was born that way. He suggests that if a blind person was once sighted they will probably see in their dreams. However, if they were like him and born that way, they would not. He once explained it to me that seeing out of that one eye is as foreign to him as me seeing out of my finger.
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sure they can and if they stop you sue for descrimantion. I belive you can be totaly blind and get into med school. You may be a teacher in the area as well as perform some resurch too. There are some professions like CSI work you be great at too.
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they trip! lol. even stevey wonder can see that. lol. i dont know but when you find that answer tell me. iknow how you can find out, just simpely blind your self and try it. hey would it be diferent for somebody who is born blind then somebody who got blind later in life? now your thinking.