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. 2010 Sep 14;20(17):R702-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.07.014.

Visual system: how does blindsight arise?

Alan Cowey  1
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Visual system: how does blindsight arise?

Alan Cowey. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Some patients can discriminate unseen visual stimuli within a field defect caused by damage to the primary visual cortex. The pathways for this 'blindsight' have never been established, but recent studies implicate hitherto overlooked cells in the thalamic LGN.

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