[NIFL-POVRACELIT:251] Re: Fw: Sight, Sound and the Experiential Divide

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Catherine:
It is more than reconstructing meaning for the blind to be able to see. It 
has to do with the biology of the brain, which is hardwired to create 
cognitive patterns out of what are random bits of light and dark. People who 
have their sight restored have brains that 'rewired' the myriad visual 
pathways to do other things or whose visual pathways have never developed.
Kathleen



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