I recently attended a memorial service for my sister-in-law. My brother read his eulogy off a standard typed piece of paper. His blind son read his eulogy off a piece of paper covered in braille. I think my nephew read his more fluidly than my bother. Fascinating...

It's fascinating that an area for reading symbols has evolved in the visual area of the brain, when reading is such a recent invention (a few thousand years) and until very recently, very few people learned to read. I wonder why this area was so valuable to pre-literate people who might only need to learn to identify a few symbols in their entire lives, and yet how easy it is for most people to read fluently, recognising characters, assembling them into words and phrases that translate into an inner voice speaking rapidly in the mind without being consciously aware of the process. I wonder if this area developed to interpret sign languages. There's a theory that sign languages developed before or in conjunction with spoken languages. It would be interesting to know if this area is active when people are conversing in sign.

Fascinating and encouraging.

"they must have a great sense of touch", I thought that just after reading the title. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Imagine reading 'do not touch' 😭🤣

Plz use subtitles bbc👍👍

Really interesting subject! Can just somebody explain me why a doctor giving an interview in BBC is wearing a football jersey from Apollon Limassol FC? Is he a real doctor or a taxi driver from Cyprus? Ok, I am just joking Dr. Amedi, just next time you are giving an interview or a lecture let us send you jersey from AEK Athens FC, so we take you a bit more seriously! :) :)

Prof. Amedi is so cool.

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