A re-evaluation of blindsight and the role of striate cortex (V1) in visual awareness

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2869-2871

  Silvanto, Juha ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Blindsight; Phenomenal awareness; Phosphenes; Recurrent processing; Transcranial magnetic stimulation; Visual qualia

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; REVIEW; STRIATE CORTEX; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AWARENESS; BLINDNESS; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; CONSCIOUSNESS; HUMANS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 48049112607     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.04.014     Document Type: Review

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