Do blind people have stronger other senses?

People who are blind really do have enhanced abilities in their other senses, according to a new, small study. The scans showed that these individuals had heightened senses of hearing, smell and touch compared to the people in the study who were not blind.

What do blind people see in their dreams?

While people blind since birth do indeed dream in visual images, they do it less often and less intensely than sighted people. Instead, they dream more often and more intensely in sounds, smells, and touch sensations. On a related note, brain scans have found that all humans dream in visual images before they are born.

Do other senses get stronger if you lost one?

There’s a quirky phenomenon where people who lose one sense can gain near-super abilities in another, especially if that sense is lost early in life. These “super senses” are not just learned behavior — the brain actually remodels itself, giving more real estate to other senses when one is missing.

Can blind and deaf people have super powers?

Super Powers for the Blind and Deaf. A new study provides evidence of this rewiring in the brains of deaf people. The study, published in The Journal of Neuroscience, shows people who are born deaf use areas of the brain typically devoted to processing sound to instead process touch and vision.

Can blind people compensate for their lack of sight with hearing?

It’s an oft-repeated idea that blind people can compensate for their lack of sight with enhanced hearing or other abilities. The musical talents of Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, both blinded at an early age, are cited as examples of blindness conferring an advantage in other areas.

Do blind people learn to use their senses better?

It is commonly assumed that the improvement in the remaining senses is a result of learned behavior; in the absence of vision, blind people pay attention to auditory cues and learn how to use them more efficiently. But there is mounting evidence that people missing one sense don’t just learn to use the others better.

Does being blind give you an advantage in other areas?

The musical talents of Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles, both blinded at an early age, are cited as examples of blindness conferring an advantage in other areas. Then there’s the superhero Daredevil, who is blind but uses his heightened remaining senses to fight crime.