Dreaming in Individuals with Blindness
Mortaza Zangeneh Soroush
Journal of Sleep Sciences May 8, 2024 DOI: 10.18502/jss.v7i(3-4).15253 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Dreaming |
| Keywords | Dream content analysis Dream neuroscience |
| Key points | Dreams in blind individuals primarily involve non-visual sensory modalities, contrasting with the visual-rich dreams of sighted people. |
Abstract
What is dreaming in blind individuals like? For years, this question has been attracting much attention in science. However, dreaming is still, to a large extent, an unknown phenomenon for researchers (1, 2). Previous studies show that dreams include different sensory modalities and experiences (3).