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Re:When Blind People Do Algebra, the Brain's Visual Areas Li... by neolefty on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:20AM (#12539692)
Maybe that explains why I can't see (I bump into things) when I'm doing algebra or other complex logical thinking.
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Re:When Blind People Do Algebra, the Brain's Visual Areas Li... by omginternets on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @10:24AM (#12539732)
I suspect that's rather a case of inattentional blindness.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inattentional_blindness

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Re:When Blind People Do Algebra, the Brain's Visual Areas Li... by jakub_h on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @02:38PM (#12542042)
I call it "the reverse case of ZX-80".
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