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Blindsight : a case study and implications /

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Studies of patients with damage to the neocortex have revealed that some can discriminate certain visual events within their 'blind' fields. They are not aware that they can do so, however: they think that they are only guessing. This book is an account of research into a particular case &...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weiskrantz, Lawrence
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 1998.
Edition:New ed.
Series:Oxford psychology series ; no. 12.
Subjects:
Visual perception.
Blind > Case studies.
Neuropsychology.
Visual Perception
Perception visuelle.
Personnes aveugles > Études de cas.
visual perception.
Blind
Neuropsychology
Visual perception
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Studies of patients with damage to the neocortex have revealed that some can discriminate certain visual events within their 'blind' fields. They are not aware that they can do so, however: they think that they are only guessing. This book is an account of research into a particular case 'blindsight'.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xlii, 187 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.