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Wavelength sensitivity in blindsight.

P Stoerig1, A Cowey

  • 1Institute of Medical Psychology, Ludwig-Maximillians-University, Munich, West Germany.

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|December 21, 1989
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Blindsight patients show surprisingly high spectral sensitivity, indicating functional residual vision. This suggests that surviving visual pathways, even after primary visual cortex damage, can process color information.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Visual Perception
  • Ophthalmology

Background:

  • Blindsight involves residual visual functions despite conscious perception deficits.
  • Extrastriate pathways play a role in visual processing.
  • Residual color discrimination in blindsight is debated.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To measure spectral sensitivity in patients with blindsight.
  • To investigate the role of rods and cones in blindsight.
  • To determine the functionality of surviving retinal ganglion cells.

Main Methods:

  • Measuring light sensitivity across different wavelengths in blindsight patients.
  • Assessing spectral sensitivity in both light- and dark-adapted conditions.
  • Analyzing the Purkinje shift and light-adapted curve discontinuities.

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Main Results:

  • Spectral sensitivity in blind fields was surprisingly high (≤1 log unit reduction).
  • Sensitivity form was essentially normal in both light and dark adaptation.
  • Evidence of both rod and cone contributions, and remaining color opponency was found.

Conclusions:

  • Blindsight involves functional residual vision, including color processing.
  • Surviving primate beta retinal ganglion cells are functional post-striate cortex lesion.
  • Extrastriate pathways contribute to visual processing and color perception.