Can a deaf person her his/her thoughts?
By alladisada
@alladisada (2305)
India
November 4, 2006 7:15am CST
if yes do you hear a voice. like now i talk in my head and i hear myself.
But, once i asked a coach that and he said " can you imagine hearing a whale sound in you head" and i said "yes' then he said" why" "because i heard it" i said " well there you go, no" he said
but that makes noe sense!!!!!!!! how can they not
please tell me.
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3 responses
@asmurthy (2461)
• India
4 Nov 06
People who are deaf from birth are unable to imagine sounds, in the same way that you can't imagine what seeing infrared or ultraviolet would be like.
However, people who lost their hearing later in life - even if they were young at the time - will have some memories of sound, and the brain pathways and memories associated with them. They may even dream with sound.
Deaf people can "hear" their thoughts, but will "hear" them as sign language, as a sequence of mental gestures.
@ferrett487 (204)
• United States
4 Nov 06
Very good explanation. You think like one of my friends.
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