Deaf stuff: October 2004 Archives

A new study demonstrates changes in brain anatomy when a second language is learned.

~ From David Krueger of DeafVermont listserv.

Heard a story on NPR's All Things Considered two days ago about the speed of sound and the speed of light, which concludes that the human brain processes sound a teensy tiny bit quicker than it processes vision. I think this is evidence in support of my recent "revelation" :-) that Deaf people experience the passage of time differently than non-deaf people.

Extended coverage on Protein Key to Human Hearing. I might have to get the transcript.