Ramachandran on how “blind-sight” gives us clues about the nature of consciousness

March 30, 2010

Clip from the fascinating two-part documentary “Phantoms in the Brain” in which neurologist VS Ramachandran describes how the study of patients with certain types of brain damage can give us clues about the nature of consicousness and perception. Link to the full episodes: www.youtube.com The first episode focuses on blind-sight, phantom-limbs, anosognosia, and hemispatial neglect and the second episode deals with prosopagnosia, the Capgras delusion, and temporal lobe epilepsy.

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