I'm not sure how common this is, but I've heard it said that those who lose one sense can learn to develop heightened acuity in another to compensate.
I'm pretty sure that's a total myth, your senses don't 'get better', you just get more used to relying on one or two rather than the full range.
I disagree, look at how quickly a blind person can read braille, can't see it being done without a heightened sense of touch.
can't see it being done without a heightened sense of touch.
It's not that your other senses literally 'get better', it's just that your brain becomes much more 'tuned' to the remaining senses in the absence of vision.
I disagree, look at how quickly a blind person can read braille, can't see it being done without a heightened sense of touch.
It's not that your other senses literally 'get better', it's just that your brain becomes much more 'tuned' to the remaining senses in the absence of vision.
Amazing skills! Hope he's able to use them for many years to come.
I'm not sure how common this is, but I've heard it said that those who lose one sense can learn to develop heightened acuity in another to compensate.
I have no proof to back this up, but I used to regularly say I could hear things (no - not voices in my head ) that others couldn't (e.g. I could tell a neighbour had a mechanical timeswitch). I've lost some of that as I've got older (as we all do), but I still get overwhelmed when in an environment with a lot of noise (e.g. pub/club). I'm partially sighted.
It's not that your other senses literally 'get better', it's just that your brain becomes much more 'tuned' to the remaining senses in the absence of vision.