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Question #N1252

A new study suggests that the way people experience the world, particularly with regards to sound, may be more complex than previously thought. The study focused on the ways in which people who have been deaf since birth experience sound compared to people who lost their hearing later in life. People who have been deaf since birth often experience sound in a way that is less connected to the physical world and more connected to their internal feelings and emotions. The researchers concluded that the experiences of people who have been deaf since birth suggest that the way we experience sound is not necessarily a simple reflection of the physical world around us, but rather an internal process shaped by a complex interaction between our senses and our minds.