Blindsight Definition

Order Description
-Term to describe and define: Blindsight.
-Please write a short 4 page paper that explains what the term means, as well as other related information
-2 pages: examples of how the term relates to sensory processing, theories that explain the concept with references to those theories/studies
– 2 pages: Briefly describes some research that has been conducted on that particular topic
– When you DESCRIBE the research studies it is important to explain it in such a way that you explain: 1) what the researchers did in the study, 2) what they found, and 3) why the results are
important. You should describe two different studies in this section.
-The paper should be no longer than 4 pages double-spaced (not including title page and references).
-Please use 12 point Arial or Times New Roman font and 1 inch margins. References should be cited using APA format.
-You need to refer to a minimum of 4 primary sources (listed below) when DEFINING your chosen term and talking about recent research that has been conducted on your chosen topic.

SPECIFIC SOURCES TO BE USED:
For describing please use these two sources
1) Overgaard, M., Fehl, K., Mouridsen, K., Bergholt, B., & Cleeremons, A. (2008). Seeing without seeing? Degraded conscious vision in a blindsight patient. PlosONE, 3(8), 1-4.
2) Hall, N., & Colby, C. (2014). S-cone visual stimuli activator superior colliculus in old world monkeys: Implications for understanding blindsight. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 26(6), 1234
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For Defining please use these four sources
1) Overgaard, M., Fehl, K., Mouridsen, K., Bergholt, B., & Cleeremons, A. (2008). Seeing without seeing? Degraded conscious vision in a blindsight patient. PlosONE, 3(8), 1-4.

2) Hall, N., & Colby, C. (2014). S-cone visual stimuli activator superior colliculus in old world monkeys: Implications for understanding blindsight. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 26(6), 1234
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3) Vakalopoulos, C. (2005). A theory of blindsight- the anatomy of the unconscious: a proposal for the koniocellular projections and intralaminar thalamus. Medical Hypotheses, 65, 1183-1190

4)Azzopard, P., & Cowey, A. (1997). Is blindsight like normal, near-threshold vision?. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America, 94(25), 14190.