No, people born completely blind do not see visual imagery in their dreams, but their dreams are far from empty.
snooggums@piefed.world 1 day ago
I was thinking about how dreams are just our brains processing visual data from our waking lives.
Do you not have sounds and or other sensory experiences in your dreams?
Absolute_Slayer@lemmy.world 1 day ago
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Actually, now that I think about it, kind of but mostly no. Things that happen in the waking world get incorporated into my dreams, but in my actual dreams, I mostly just tell myself I heard something, but I don’t actually hear it in the moment. I.e., if I hear music, it’s more like I’m reciting the lyrics in my head and working backwards.
Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 1 day ago
Wild, I hear things in my dreams. One time I followed the song Sleep by MCR to a phonograph and when I took the needle off I woke up. If I hear real sounds while I am sleeping my dreams will incorporate them. Actually, now that I’m typing it what I am typing is also wild. Dreams are crazy.