do blind people see images in their head like people who can see or do they see nothing :S what do people who are deaf and blind see. My head is pickled.
stoplight - if they were always blind, then idk if they werent always blind then they think like everyone else, just not about current surroundings deaf people can still see
Melon Face - Well I imagine that if they have been blind from birth they probably don't imagine images at all, and just experience the universe through their other senses, so their thoughts/dreams.whatever will reflect that. If they became blind later in life, then they will probably still see images in their head.
Ballermania6868 - well I know that you would never get a truly accurate answer as a blind person can't answer this question as he can't see it LOL. I'm guessing blind people probably use the sounds they hear around them to imagine images and they fear the moment a Hybrid is on the street. Deaf ppl can still see but they be like wohhhh you say somethin bout me huh???????? 24/7 hahaha
ktownfarmboy - They've actually done an experiment in which congenitally blind people (blind since birth) were tested against people with normal vision. Both groups were asked to memorize a list of word-pairs using rote repetition (just repeating the lists to themselves). Both did equally well, although that "well" is relative (both of them actually sucked). Then they were asked to "visualize" or to "use imagery" to memorized a different list of word pairs (a completely brand spanking new setup). Amazingly enough, both groups did equally well, and this time, both groups improved significantly. In other words, it's possible that "imagery" or "thinking about something in terms of images" may not be so strongly correlated with vision as we thought. What IS imagery? You see pictures in your head, but it's not as if we have projectors installed in our brains that shine images on the backsides of our eyeballs. It's just one of those things we may never solve, even with the most powerful methods of science. The human brain is an intensely complex and abstract construct.
Here's another example. Have a blind man trace a picture of something (you'll have to guide his hand, of course). He'll identify what it is, especially if he's traced it before. Is it plausible to say that he simply memorized the motor functions (the movements)? What if he's only done it once before? Being blind only prevents the entry of sensory stimulation. The process of "imagining" or "imaging" is thought to occur in a region separate from that of sensory vision (in the brain).
To say that blind people don't use imagery would be very false. They simply don't associate it with what they physically see (i'm talking about congenitally blind people). Clearly folks who BECAME blind through unfortunate changes will know how to associate imagery with what they used to see through their eyes.
do blind people see images in their head like people who can see or do they see nothing :S
stoplight - if they were always blind, then idk
ReplyDeleteif they werent always blind then they think like everyone else, just not about current surroundings
deaf people can still see
Melon Face - Well I imagine that if they have been blind from birth they probably don't imagine images at all, and just experience the universe through their other senses, so their thoughts/dreams.whatever will reflect that. If they became blind later in life, then they will probably still see images in their head.
ReplyDeleteBallermania6868 - well I know that you would never get a truly accurate answer as a blind person can't answer this question as he can't see it LOL. I'm guessing blind people probably use the sounds they hear around them to imagine images and they fear the moment a Hybrid is on the street. Deaf ppl can still see but they be like wohhhh you say somethin bout me huh???????? 24/7 hahaha
ReplyDeletektownfarmboy - They've actually done an experiment in which congenitally blind people (blind since birth) were tested against people with normal vision. Both groups were asked to memorize a list of word-pairs using rote repetition (just repeating the lists to themselves). Both did equally well, although that "well" is relative (both of them actually sucked). Then they were asked to "visualize" or to "use imagery" to memorized a different list of word pairs (a completely brand spanking new setup). Amazingly enough, both groups did equally well, and this time, both groups improved significantly. In other words, it's possible that "imagery" or "thinking about something in terms of images" may not be so strongly correlated with vision as we thought. What IS imagery? You see pictures in your head, but it's not as if we have projectors installed in our brains that shine images on the backsides of our eyeballs. It's just one of those things we may never solve, even with the most powerful methods of science. The human brain is an intensely complex and abstract construct.
ReplyDeleteHere's another example. Have a blind man trace a picture of something (you'll have to guide his hand, of course). He'll identify what it is, especially if he's traced it before. Is it plausible to say that he simply memorized the motor functions (the movements)? What if he's only done it once before? Being blind only prevents the entry of sensory stimulation. The process of "imagining" or "imaging" is thought to occur in a region separate from that of sensory vision (in the brain).
To say that blind people don't use imagery would be very false. They simply don't associate it with what they physically see (i'm talking about congenitally blind people). Clearly folks who BECAME blind through unfortunate changes will know how to associate imagery with what they used to see through their eyes.
? - They probably wonder how hard it is trying to fit them and how much they will get paid?
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