The Age-Dependent Neural Substrates of Blindsight
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2020
Journal
Trends in Neurosciences
Volume
43
Issue
4
First Page
242
Last Page
252
URL with Digital Object Identifier
10.1016/j.tins.2020.01.007
Abstract
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Some patients who are considered cortically blind due to the loss of their primary visual cortex (V1) show a remarkable ability to act upon or discriminate between visual stimuli presented to their blind field, without any awareness of those stimuli. This phenomenon is often referred to as blindsight. Despite the range of spared visual abilities, the identification of the pathways mediating blindsight remains an active and contentious topic in the field. In this review, we discuss recent findings of the candidate pathways and their relative contributions to different forms of blindsight across the lifespan to illustrate the varied nature of unconscious visual processing.
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