[stylist] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness Makes Your otherSenses Stronger
LoriStay at aol.com
LoriStay at aol.com
Wed Jun 3 16:29:35 UTC 2009
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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