# Hallucinations of the blind?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-of-the-blind/146960>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 6, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-of-the-blind/146960 "2003-01-06T16:36:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-of-the-blind/146960/1 "2003-01-06T16:36:09Z")

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What would hallucinations be like for a person blind from birth?

Could “visual” hallucinations even be possible?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2003, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hallucinations-of-the-blind/146960/2 "2003-01-06T16:48:56Z")

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Cecil Speaks:

[What are the dreams of the blind like?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_310.html)

I’m guessing dreams will be pretty much like hallucinations.