Science Shows What's Happening Inside The Brains Of Blind Musicians Like Stevie Wonder

Science Shows What's Happening Inside The Brains Of Blind Musicians Like Stevie Wonder
US singer Stevie Wonder performs at the Calling festival, in London, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Thousands of music fans are expected at the weekend's festival to see acts such as Aerosmith and Stevie Wonder. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP)
US singer Stevie Wonder performs at the Calling festival, in London, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Thousands of music fans are expected at the weekend's festival to see acts such as Aerosmith and Stevie Wonder. (Photo by Jim Ross/Invision/AP)

Stevie Wonder never considered his blindness a "disadvantage," and he's proved his point for more than 50 years. But for all his fantastic talent, his blindness may have contributed to his skills nonetheless. Research has found overwhelming evidence to suggest that blind musicians' brains can be a lot more musically attuned than those of sighted musicians.

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