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Can a person born blind still experience visual hallucinations?
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Yes, sort of. : People born blind (or deaf) can experience hallucinations originating in the parts of the brain associated with visual ( or auditory ) hallucinations. However, because they have never had the experience of vision (or sound) they do not experience it as such. The description they give tends to vary, but it is not that of the sensory modality they have never had.
Answered 12/19/2014
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