Topic: 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), 1234-1256 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), 1234-1256 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. 12