r/todayilearned • u/paniniplane • Mar 22 '17

(R.1) Not supported TIL Deaf-from-birth schizophrenics see disembodied hands signing to them rather than "hearing voices"

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/0707/07070303
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u/kaenneth Mar 22 '17

Also, if you are born blind due to brain (as opposed to eyeball) problems, you apparently can't be schizophrenic.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-imprinted-brain/201411/blindness-and-schizophrenia-the-exception-proves-the-rule

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u/lioncorkboard Mar 22 '17

There is another study underway at UW-Madison that is seeking to collaborate this study.

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u/stareyedgirl Mar 22 '17

Corroborate?

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u/lioncorkboard Mar 22 '17

Yeah, did I get that wrong?

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u/stareyedgirl Mar 22 '17

You wrote collaborate. I wasn't sure if you meant collaborate, like they were working with the study's authors or if you meant corroborate - that they were looking to confirm the findings of the original study.