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bholzer
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Blind people can hallucinate!
#14362058 - 04/27/11 04:24 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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I was inspired by someones signature to find out if blind people hallucinate on psychedelics. Turns out, some of them can
This study done in 1963 showed that out of 24 participants, those who had sight before they lost their vision, did hallucinate.
Those participants who had never been able to see had a much higher occurrence of auditory hallucinations. The study showed that a normal retina is not required for hallucination since all the activity occurs in the brain.
All this information is stuff that is not all that amazing, since the results are exactly what one might expect. However, I thought it was pretty damn cool, and I figured some of you guys might too.
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Alienscience



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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: bholzer]
#14362104 - 04/27/11 04:32 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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Hmmm, interesting. Perhaps psychadelics hold the power to restore or inhibit loss of senses. I know they sure encourage them
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AIRDOG



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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: Alienscience]
#14362138 - 04/27/11 04:37 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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closed eye visuals
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bholzer
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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: AIRDOG]
#14362159 - 04/27/11 04:39 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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AIRDOG said: closed eye visuals
Of course, but still cool for them to see SOMETHING if they haven't seen anything but darkness for years.
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cc2
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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: AIRDOG]
#14362166 - 04/27/11 04:39 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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that also shows that you can hallucinate only things you've experienced before, and if you've always been blind you'll experience auditory hallucinations but no visuals
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bholzer
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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: cc2]
#14362180 - 04/27/11 04:41 PM (12 years, 9 months ago) |
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cc2 said: that also shows that you can hallucinate only things you've experienced before, and if you've always been blind you'll experience auditory hallucinations but no visuals
Exactly. While it's not exactly the coolest study in the world, it's cool information to know.
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allaythechaos
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Re: Blind people can hallucinate! [Re: bholzer]
#14375087 - 04/29/11 10:20 PM (12 years, 8 months ago) |
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if you look up Saint Cecilia, she was known as the patron saint of music and listening. she was also blind and i suspect that she, through enlightenment reached natural production of DMT in her brain. this would also allow her to see colors/sounds.
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ThePhilosophizer
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Wow that's interesting!
Seems like psychedelics aren't the only things capable of producing sight in blind people. Check this out: http://www.ted.com/talks/oliver_sacks_what_hallucination_reveals_about_our_minds.html Apparently some blind people start hallucinating after being blind for long enough.
The brain is a fascinating organ
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