When someone who has seen and lived in the light becomes trapped in the dark for a while, their senses become acclimated to it. But this acclimation only lasts so long. In the Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Daly speaks to scientists and survivors who discuss what happens when one is in complete darkness for an extended amount of time: Dr. John Leach explains to Daly that, “By the fourth day brain and body should have adapted to the new environment and accepted it, and changed behaviour to the...
Light And Darkness
