What do blind people actually see? Jim Davies answers this question on the blog of Nautilus magazine. Davies is an associate professor of cognitive science at Carleton University and director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory.
http://nautil.us/blog/what-do-blind-people-actually-see
Jim Davies: Author of Riveted: The Science of Why Jokes Make Us Laugh, Movies Make Us Cry, and Religion Makes Us Feel One with the Universe.