People who are born deaf may develop ‘super-vision’

PEOPLE who are deaf from birth may develop a form of “super-vision” that helps them spot and track moving objects, research has shown.

People who are born deaf may develop ‘super-vision’

Scientists believe the brain adapts to the loss of hearing by rewiring itself to compensate through sight.

Parts of the brain that locate sound sources learn to do the same job using vision instead.

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