# What do blind people dream

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 20, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821 "2003-01-20T17:27:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![queen\_bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e9c0ed/32.png) [@queen\_bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/queen_bee)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821/1 "2003-01-20T17:27:29Z")

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My dreams are very visual in nature, as I imagine most people’s are. That led me to wonder - - if you are blind from birth, what are your dreams like? I am assuming the brain must adapt in some way. Is it auditory, tactile, emotional? all of these or none?

anyone know?

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821/2 "2003-01-20T17:31:19Z")

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url=http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=3&x=10&y=12]Cecil

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**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821/3 "2003-01-20T17:32:57Z")

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one more time [Cecil](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&forumid=3&x=10&y=12)

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**Author:** ![queen\_bee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e9c0ed/32.png) [@queen\_bee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/queen_bee)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821/4 "2003-01-20T17:36:48Z")

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ah ha! thanks . . .  
the bee

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**Author:** ![Daylon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@Daylon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daylon)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2003, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/149821/5 "2003-01-22T12:24:58Z")

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Couldn’t see it…just sent me back to the main message board page… resend? I’m interested in this question too…

D.