deaf hearing

the capacity of some people with total deafness to detect and localize sounds without any conscious awareness of doing so. Studies suggest that this capacity is involuntary and is not accompanied by any ability to identify or interpret sounds. It has been proposed that such individuals may have a heightened sense of feeling that enables them to respond to the vibrations in sound waves. See also blindsight; numbsense.

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December 19th 2024

illusion of orientation

misidentification of environmental or other stimuli, such as confusion about one’s location or the identity of people, due to impaired consciousness (e.g., during delirium).