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

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Robert,

I've heard that, too, and found it fascinating, since I've been undergoing
that remapping and watching it happen, so to speak, from the inside.
/smile/  People always assume that "going blind" must be so scary!  No, I
tell them.  It's just weird.  /grin/ 

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 7:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness Makes
YourotherSenses Stronger

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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