Why is it that when one eye loses sight, our four senses still work? and why is it that when both of our eyes lose sigh, our four senses become stronger?
Please answer in detail.
Thanks and I'll pick the best answer!
2007-04-26 18:34:12 · 6 answers · asked by googlemate 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Well if one eye loses sight you still have one eye to see with so not only do you still have the sense but your brain is working harder to make the most it can of one eye. When you lose sight in both eyes you start paying more attention to your other senses because that is all you have left, also the portion of your brain that used to interpret sight becomes idle, the brain is an amazing organ that can for nerve ending from one side to the other so it's possible that it utilizes the now idle portion to strengthen the other senses.
2007-04-26 18:42:08 · answer #1 · answered by vampire_kitti 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has long been a myth that when one loses sight, the other senses become stronger as a form of compensation. From scientific studies, both biological and psyhcological, we know this isn't true. It simply comes down to a matter of perception.
Human beings are heavily reliant upon sight. It is the primary sense we use to interact with our environment. When this sense is lost, or not present at birth, then we simply pay more attention to our other senses out of need. You can even try the simple experiment of spending a day with a friend (one you trust won't guide you into a tree) with your eyes closed. You will find yourself listening more closely and paying much more attention to other senses as well. They aren't becoming more sensitive, it is simply a matter of paying more attention to their input.
However, one answerer was true in that the brain does begin to compensate for the lack of information being received by the optic lobes. The human brain is much more plastic (adaptable) than previously thought, even among adults who had long been thought of as somewhat crystalized in their hardwiring of the brain. Different parts of the brain, normally devoted to interpreting information coming in from the eyes, will begin to light up under the correct observational tools (MRIs and such) when performing other functions such as reading braille.
It isn't that the senses themselves become more powerful, it is that the brain becomes more involved in the interpretation of the received data from other senses.
2007-04-27 01:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by artfuldragons 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well the reason is that the senses all require differnt parts of teh brain to work. The eyes need the ocipital lobe in the back of hte head, the tounge and nose need the areas up front. Hearing is pretty in the front middle area (Temporal lobe) while feeling is more all over. So if you lose one, it opens up more freedom of other nerves to take over the unused space and claim it as their own. Therefore strengthening the other senses.
2007-04-27 02:12:00 · answer #3 · answered by fireeyedmaiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hearing, Smell, Taste, Touch, And Sight
You need the five to experience the world completely.. we use them all for most situations....
You lose one= you have to compensate with the others... we want to experience the world to its fullest.. so we make up by sharpening the others... That way.. you get the same experience- in a different way
2007-04-27 01:44:49 · answer #4 · answered by Smile like you mean it 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our other senses grow stronger to pick up the slack,it sounds
good to me.
2007-04-27 01:46:50 · answer #5 · answered by Teenie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting question..
2007-04-27 01:41:37 · answer #6 · answered by !~*~!*!~*~! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋