Deaf adults see better than hearing people, new study finds

Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 12:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Adults born deaf react more quickly to objects at the edge of their visual field than hearing people, according to groundbreaking new research. For the first time ever, scientists have tested how peripheral vision develops in deaf people from childhood to adulthood.

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