I don't "see", as in, it does not start feeling like my closed eyes are sending signals of an elephant or some residual image of it. However, I am able to "vis

I don't "see", as in, it does not start feeling like my closed eyes are sending signals of an elephant or some residual image of it. However, I am able to "visualize" an elephant in outline and some detail within that darkness. It remains clear that it's not from the eyes, but it also shows up in the perception nevertheless. My best guess would be that the neural pathways related to an elephant would partially be firing, yet, the neural pathways from the eyes aren't, and the brain remains aware of this.