Definitions
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- noun The ability of a blind person to sense the presence of a light source.
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- noun The
responsivity shown by some blind or partially blind people to visualstimuli of which they are notconsciously aware.
Etymologies
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Examples
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I was not aware of "blindsight" - another point to consider as artists...how much of what we paint is from observation versus memory?
Blindsight James Gurney 2009
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This ability gives rise to the term blindsight, but that is only part of the reason Blindsight was chosen as the title.
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See another patient (Ellis-Troy) demonstrate something called blindsight, wherein a blind woman successfully reaches for an object by "predicting" its position.
Latest stories 2010
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See another patient (Ellis-Troy) demonstrate something called blindsight, wherein a blind woman successfully reaches for an object by "predicting" its position.
Latest stories 2010
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"blindsight" - the remarkable ability to respond to what his eyes can detect without knowing he can see anything at all.
Scientific American 2010
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There's a medical phenomenon called "blindsight," where people who seem to be partially or completely blind are able to respond to visual information under test conditions.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Blindsight: Economics, Country Music, Tea Parties, and Third World America 2010
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To take but one example: Patients whose brain damage has destroyed their sight may still display implicit "blindsight," by slipping a card into a mail slot that they cannot consciously see.
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Again, I can see why the book is the way it is, and why the characters were chosen (to re-enforce the whole 'blindsight' angle, and I'm using blindsight not in its strict meaning, but rather referring to abilities that might be similar in nature to blindsight).
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Magnetically induced 'blindsight' induced in healthy human volunteers.
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Magnetically induced 'blindsight' induced in healthy human volunteers.
arby commented on the word blindsight
OK so I can't prove I have this, but put it this way - I estimate nearly 40% of my right field of vision is not consciously available to me (due to hemispatial neglect) and yet I can function fairly normally. It's either compensation from other parts of my brain, or the visual stimuli is still getting in there some other way.
October 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word blindsight
*makes mental note to look out for arby when driving*
Actually I know a couple people who have mono-vision--that is, their eyes don't function together, which makes it hard for them to perceive distance or see things in 3-D. They both function normally too.
October 12, 2007
arby commented on the word blindsight
Oh, I don't drive. I've had WAYYYYY too many accidents to feel comfortable behind the wheel for long. Although it's been suggested that a complicated system of mirrors could compensate.
October 12, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word blindsight
*makes mental note not to worry about mental note about arby driving*
October 12, 2007
reesetee commented on the word blindsight
I think it's highly possible, arby. The brain can do amazing things.
*makes mental note to worry about chained_bear making mental note not to worry about mental note about arby driving*
October 12, 2007
arby commented on the word blindsight
Ah, recursion.
*makes mental note to worry about everyone else's worrying status*
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word blindsight
Oh no! Another niche worrier.
October 13, 2007
arby commented on the word blindsight
I try to worry about everything at once, but I have the attention span of a gnat, so I end up being a niche worrier by default.
October 13, 2007
reesetee commented on the word blindsight
Well, that's handy.
Exactly how long is the attention span of a gnat, anyway? Inquiring minds....
October 13, 2007
arby commented on the word blindsight
Ha! Forgot to check this page/recent comments, thus proving my own point.
I suspect a gnat's attention span is less than that of a goldfish (famously reported as 3 seconds).
October 17, 2007