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Blindsight in the blind spot

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 December 1998

K. Kranda
K. Kranda
Affiliation:
Psychophysiological Laboratory, Freie Universität Berlin, D-14057-Berlin, Germanyksk@komma.zedat.fu-berlin.de
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Abstract

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The filling-in process proposed as a cover up for the existence of the blind spot has some conceptual similarities to blindsight. The perceptual operation of a hypothetical mechanism responsible for filling in represents a logical paradox. The apparent indeterminacy of the percept in the optic-disc region can be tested experimentally by viewing the grating test pattern below.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 21 , Issue 6 , December 1998 , pp. 762 - 763
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© 1998 Cambridge University Press