英文阅读：盲人的梦境里有画面吗

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　　做梦的时候，我们常会梦见白天见到的事情，梦醒后还能回忆起梦里的画面。但是盲人什么也看不到，他们的梦境有画面吗?还是想象出来的?
        　　A recent column pointed out that some Americans, mostly those raised in the
age before color television, dream only in black and white. But that observation
raised another question — whether people who don’t see images during the day
might see them when they shut their eyes at night.
        　　For people with normal vision, dreaming is intensely visual. The dream
state typically involves vivid scenes and imagery, much of it drawing upon our
daytime experiences and concerns (whether conscious or not). Auditory
stimulation plays a small role, and the other senses, like taste and smell, are
virtually absent.
        　　But studies led by a psychologist at the University of Hartford show that
for the blind, depending on when in life they lost their sense of sight, the
reverse seems to be true. People born without the ability to see report no
visual imagery in their dreams, but they do experience a heightening of taste,
touch and smell. They also report a higher percentage of dreams that involve
mishaps related to traveling or transportation, perhaps reflecting one of their
biggest daytime concerns: safely finding their way around.
        　　Although individual experiences vary, researchers say people who go blind
before age 5 rarely experience visual imagery in their dreams. But those who
lose their vision after age 5 often continue to see in their dreams, though the
frequency and clarity diminish over time.