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What will happen to our Nervous System if we have lost our ability to see?
Question Date: 2007-12-02
Answer 1:

When a person loses sight it is possible that the other senses might be enhanced. The human brain is able to reorganize itself due to changes in input. This is called brain plasticity (or neuroplasticity.)



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