Sightblind: perceptual deficits in the intact visual field
Unilateral visual cortex lesions caused by stroke or trauma lead to blindness in contralateral visual field – a condition called homonymous hemianopia. Although the visual field area processed by the uninjured hemisphere is thought to be intact, it also exhibits marked perceptual deficits in contras...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-06-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Neurology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00080/full |