Hi all,
I am a research assistant at my university and the psychologist I work under presented an interesting theory that I would like to explore in research paper for my ASL 4 class.
Because traumas are stored in the occipital lobe and are very visual/iconic, processing them using spoken language requires that the memories be brought forward to the frontal cortex first. What if the language you use is a visual language? (ASL/other signed language) Is the recovery rate different for those who are processing trauma visually because their primary language is visual? What if a hearing person uses ASL or a signed language to process trauma?
Any thoughts/feedback would be greatly appreciated. I grew up hearing till now, but started learning ASL when I was 11 years old. I have often found myself that I prefer signing when dealing with personal, difficult topics, but part of that may be because I don't like to "hear" what I am thinking aloud.
in advance!