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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Main Authors: Michal eBola, Carolin eGall, Bernhard A. Sabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fneur.2013.00080/full