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Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Why Can Some Blind People Process Speech Far Faster Than
Sighted Persons?
a very interesting post.
i dont mean
To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues
concerningthe disabled. accessindia@accessindia.org.in
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2013 12:09 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] Why Can Some Blind People Process Speech Far Faster Than
Sighted Persons?
a very interesting post.
i dont mean
exactly my point. there's also another thing. if the visual area is
going to adapt to help our ears, then we should b able to process any
auditory input. such as music etc. so just the fact that we r better
only at reading itself explains that its just sheer practice and
nothing else. of course
Why Can Some Blind People Process Speech Far Faster Than Sighted Persons?
Functional brain imaging has revealed that some blind people's brains rewire
themselves, giving them extraordinary auditory comprehension
By R. Douglas Fields
Image: Photo by David Benbennick, courtesy Wikimedia Commons
a very interesting post.
i dont mean to question the authenticity of this research at all, but
just certain things i'm not very sure about here.
1. idially the left hemesphere is responsible for linguistic
processing of any form. so the part about the right 1 being more
responsive is a bit
I am not blind from birth nor a strictly auditory
learner but read very quickly with speech, faster
than my sighted husband can follow on screen.
I found that in my case it was largely a matter
of practice in that I wanted to read as fast as I
had in my sighted days. Additionally, when I
