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June 23, 2010One of the most striking examples of our brain’s capacity to subconsciously process visual input is the phenomenon called “blindsight.” Individuals with damage to the primary visual cortex are effectively blind—they’re not consciously aware of objects in their visual field. But, remarkably, they remain capable of navigating around obstacles they can’t actually “see.”
Now, research with other primates has started to untangle the pathways that enable this blindsight ability. A paper describing the findings will appear in today’s issue of Nature.
