How the Blind See without Seeing

Every day I’m amazed at what the human body can do, how it adapts, and what it is capable of. The idea that the brain has certain “sections” and once you lose one section (i.e. speech) you’ve lost that capability for good was proven to be untrue years ago (a great read on this topic: The Brain that Changes Itself).

Published this week was a study where a blind man was able to navigate a newly-created obstacle course, even though his visual cortex is damaged and he cannot cognitively (consciously) process any visual information.

What it proves is that the subconscious mind controls movement much more than most people are aware, AND it is yet another demonstration that the brain and body can continually remodel itself. We truly are wired for survival.