tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post4867434490759255511..comments2024-03-12T03:23:42.976-04:00Comments on NeuroDojo: Better off blindZen Faulkeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-78061352651981727942013-04-07T08:24:32.146-04:002013-04-07T08:24:32.146-04:00From Nora Streed on Google Plus:
"I've ...From Nora Streed on <a href="https://plus.google.com/109737898442105024111/posts/AwJynEB1iNd" rel="nofollow">Google Plus</a>: <br /><br />"I've always figured there was a neurological explanation for how, when you are in a lightless place (a darkroom, for example), you can move much more easily if you close your eyes. Maybe it's just me; I've never actually asked anyone else if they do this. It feels as if, when your eyes are open and functional, your brain demands visual cues. So the individuals whose eyes are shut off in a lightless environment may have some advantage in fluency of movement or something.<br /><br />"I'm not a neuroscientist; your post just reminded me of an old favorite, and possibly totally crackpot theory of mine. But it's sort of related to the 'use less processing power' idea mentioned in the post."Zen Faulkeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811309183398223358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3522311.post-18791969258766690542013-04-03T16:24:28.954-04:002013-04-03T16:24:28.954-04:00This is really interesting. I wonder if the advant...This is really interesting. I wonder if the advantage is that individuals without eyes are less prone to potentially dangerous eye infections or parasitism? It's just an idea but I really can't imagine what the advantage would be!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com