Which of the following is considered to be the best current explanation of the visual condition called "blindsight"?
a. In reality, the visual cortex of these individuals is not physically damaged.
b. These individuals actually underestimate the extent of their visual deficit.
c. These individuals typically have difficulties with their executive attention network.
d. Some information from the retina travels to regions of the cortex outside the visual cortex.
Ans: d
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