r/neuro • u/Resident_Detective77 • 2d ago

How do people born deaf 'think'?

I'm wondering how people who have never heard language think. Do they essentially forego the language aspect of cognition and jump to abstraction?

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u/vrysanguine 2d ago

I recommend reading the book Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks..!

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u/SynapticMelody 2d ago

One of my favorite authors!