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Health Related Forums => Health News and Events => Topic started by: Admin on December 23, 2008, 10:33:37 PM
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With a study of a blind man who successfully nagivated an obstacle maze unaided, scientists have shown for the first time that it is possible for people who have been left blind after severe brain damage to the visual (striate) cortex to be able to use an ability called "blindsight", where they can detect things in their vicinity without being aware of seeing them.
Read the story (http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/23/health/23blin.html?_r=1)