The primary visual cortex, and feedback to it, are not necessary for conscious vision

Brain

Volumn 134, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 247-257

  Ffytche, Dominic H ^a   Zeki, Semir ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

blindsight; feedback; Riddoch syndrome; V1; visual consciousness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RIDDOCH SYNDROME; STRIATE CORTEX; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL FIELD DEFECT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CONSCIOUSNESS; HEMIANOPSIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISION, OCULAR; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL PATHWAYS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78650717424     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awq305     Document Type: Article

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