▲ 281 ▼ TIL people who are blind from birth never develop schizophrenia (theconversation.com) submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Eric@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/til@lemmy.world 53 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] aceshigh@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm not sure. I can not smell things without actually smelling them. Same with taste. I can imagine my hand rubbing on different grit sandpaper and know how they would feel differently but I don't "feel" it. I can play songs in my head with sounds that are like the actual sounds but it's similar to humming or whistling in my head. It's not like I hit play and just listen. I don't get earworms. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Yeah I'm the same way. Always wondered how people were able to give such detailed information to police sketch artists. Like I could work with one but at best it would be them drawing something close and me going "ehh this part and this part isn't right" if I got a really good look at the person. Do you get earworms? I feel in a way I'd have to practice their voice in my head like I was trying to impersonate them vocally, just my mind could make any sound. But I myself couldn't talk in a New York accent because I don't understand what all to change and when. If I heard a New Yorker say a sentence I could repeat it back in my head the same way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (1 child) I'm not sure. I can not smell things without actually smelling them. Same with taste. I can imagine my hand rubbing on different grit sandpaper and know how they would feel differently but I don't "feel" it. I can play songs in my head with sounds that are like the actual sounds but it's similar to humming or whistling in my head. It's not like I hit play and just listen. I don't get earworms. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Yeah I'm the same way. Always wondered how people were able to give such detailed information to police sketch artists. Like I could work with one but at best it would be them drawing something close and me going "ehh this part and this part isn't right" if I got a really good look at the person. Do you get earworms? I feel in a way I'd have to practice their voice in my head like I was trying to impersonate them vocally, just my mind could make any sound. But I myself couldn't talk in a New York accent because I don't understand what all to change and when. If I heard a New Yorker say a sentence I could repeat it back in my head the same way permalink fedilink source parent
[+] myrrh@ttrpg.network 2 points 3 months ago* (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Yeah I'm the same way. Always wondered how people were able to give such detailed information to police sketch artists. Like I could work with one but at best it would be them drawing something close and me going "ehh this part and this part isn't right" if I got a really good look at the person. Do you get earworms? I feel in a way I'd have to practice their voice in my head like I was trying to impersonate them vocally, just my mind could make any sound. But I myself couldn't talk in a New York accent because I don't understand what all to change and when. If I heard a New Yorker say a sentence I could repeat it back in my head the same way permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sludgeyy@lemmy.world 1 point 3 months ago Yeah I'm the same way. Always wondered how people were able to give such detailed information to police sketch artists. Like I could work with one but at best it would be them drawing something close and me going "ehh this part and this part isn't right" if I got a really good look at the person. Do you get earworms? I feel in a way I'd have to practice their voice in my head like I was trying to impersonate them vocally, just my mind could make any sound. But I myself couldn't talk in a New York accent because I don't understand what all to change and when. If I heard a New Yorker say a sentence I could repeat it back in my head the same way permalink fedilink source parent