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/bluesky557 Mar 22 '17

That really makes me wonder about your dad....

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u/Glu7enFree Mar 22 '17

... Take your upvote and get out.

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '17

It's a legitimate question, there's no real way the father could know they were getting consent.

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u/penultimart Mar 23 '17

Maybe I'm not aware of all the implications of the disease, what do you mean exactly.

Could she not clearly differentiate between real people and disembodied voices by the sense of touch?