[stylist] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness MakesYourotherSenses Stronger

[Tamara Smith-Kinney]

Oh, yeah!  It would, in fact, fluctuate.  At least, it does for me.  It is a
good thing I can laugh at myself.  A lot.  /smile/

It has given me some funny stories, though, and will again.  Now to gather
all my scattered vignettes and blabs and stuff and try to turn them into
something publishable...  /smile/

How goes the revision?

Tami Smith-Kinney

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Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2009 2:23 PM
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Subject: Re: [stylist] NEW THOUGHT PROVOKER #146- Blindness
MakesYourotherSenses Stronger

So what would happen to blind people who have fluctuating vision?
Would this visual cortex thing be delayed?

Helene

On 03/06/2009, Tamara Smith-Kinney <tamara.8024 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Robert Jaquiss
> 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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