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ArticleBrain sciences2023

Mental Imagery in Dreams of Congenitally Blind People.

Jungwoo Kang, Rita Bertani, Kausar Raheel, Matthew Soteriou, Jan Rosenzweig, Antonio Valentin, Peter J Goadsby, Masoud Tahmasian, Rosalyn Moran, Katarina Ilic and 2 more

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Article in Brain sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Dreaming conundrum.Journal of sleep research · 2025
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  2. The futuristic manifolds of REM sleep.Journal of sleep research · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jungwoo KangSleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Rita BertaniSleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Kausar RaheelSleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Matthew SoteriouDepartment of Philosophy, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Jan RosenzweigDepartment of Engineering, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Antonio ValentinBasic and Clinical Neuroscience, IoPPN, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Peter J GoadsbyNIHR-Wellcome Trust King's Clinical Research Facility, King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Masoud TahmasianInstitute of Neuroscience and Medicine, Brain and Behaviour (INM-7), Research Centre Jülich, 52428 Jülich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3999-3807
Rosalyn MoranDepartment of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
Katarina IlicSleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-8995-6396
Adam OckelfordCentre for Learning, Teaching and Human Development, School of Education, University of Roehampton, London SW15 5PJ, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-6826-6719
Ivana RosenzweigSleep and Brain Plasticity Centre, Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, London WC2R 2LS, UK.
King's College London · GBUniversity of Roehampton · GB

Funding

Wellcome Trust 103952/Z/14/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is unclear to what extent the absence of vision affects the sensory sensitivity for oneiric construction. Similarly, the presence of visual imagery in the mentation of dreams of congenitally blind people has been largely disputed. We investigate the presence and nature of oneiric visuo-spatial impressions by analysing 180 dreams of seven congenitally blind people identified from the online database DreamBank. A higher presence of auditory, haptic, olfactory, and gustatory sensation in dreams of congenitally blind people was demonstrated, when compared to normally sighted individuals. Nonetheless, oneiric visual imagery in reports of congenitally blind subjects was also noted, in opposition to some previous studies, and raising questions about the possible underlying neuro-mechanisms.

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congenitally blindcross-modal plasticitydream

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PMID37891763
PMCPMC10605848
OpenAlexW4387230401

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