Is blindsight in normals akin to blindsight following brain damage?

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 144, Issue , 2004, Pages 295-303

  Marzi, C A ^a   Minelli, A ^a   Savazzi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLINDNESS; BRAIN INJURY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL STIMULATION;

EID: 0344440986     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(03)14420-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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