Blind Man Walking: With No Visual Awareness, Man Navigates Obstacle Course Flawlessly
Wednesday, December 24, 2008 - 18:14
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that people can successfully navigate an obstacle course even after brain damage has left them with no awareness of the ability to see and no activity in the visual cortex, a region of the brain's cortex that is primarily responsible for processing visual inputs.
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