[stylist] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness Makes Your otherSenses Stronger

[LoriStay at aol.com]

I read that too.   What I noted was that the visual cortex in blind people 
is used to read Braille.   Nothing gets wasted in the brain.
Lori
In a message dated 6/3/09 10:59:45 AM, rjaquiss at earthlink.net writes:


> Hello:
> 
>      After reading Thought Provoker #146, I did a Google search with the
> terms "remapping visual cortex" (omitting quotes). There have been some
> studies showing that the visual cortexes of blind people are remapped. The
> visual cortex is the part of the brain that processes visual input from 
> the
> eyes. I am not a psychologist but my thought is that there are blind 
> people
> with both  a heightened awareness of their surroundings and enhanced
> sensitivity due to a remapped visual cortex. This will vary depending on 
> the
> onset of blindness.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Robert
> 




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