Taking up sign language found to boost visual reaction times

The idea that a group of sign language users are equipped with better vision mightn't come as a surprise, after all the idea that losing one sense can enhance another is a fairly common school of thought. But what if we told you that among that group were a collection of adults whose hearing is perfectly intact? This is the finding reached by a team of researchers in the UK, suggesting that taking up a visual-spatial language can give visual sensitivity a boost, something that might come in handy when playing sports of driving a car... Continue Reading Taking up sign language found to boost visual reaction times

Category: Health & Wellbeing

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• University of Sheffield
• Vision
• Deaf

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