Tomoya Nakamura

Blindsight vs weaksight.

Cerebral Cortex September 1, 2026 Hakwan Lau, Tomoya Nakamura

Blindsight is a highly informative phenomenon because it dissociates relatively preserved visual function from subjective awareness, unlike other common experimental paradigms that often confound unawareness with weak or near-absence of perception. We assess recent evidence for early post-lesional blindsight-like behavior in macaques and wonder if reduced saccade rates may alternatively reflect...