Practice, not loss of sight, improves sense of touch in the blind: study

Wednesday, May 11, 2011 - 10:30 in Psychology & Sociology

New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips?

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