Blindsight: Comparing an Experimental Report and a Review Article
Blindsight is the phenomenon of retaining the ability to locate objects in the visual field, despite damage to the primary visual cortex that eliminates conscious awareness of the visual world. Such individuals are effectively blind, but retain certain visual abilities.
For this discussion read the two articles referenced below — one is a research report and one is a review article –and answer the following questions.
- How do the structures or sections of the articles differ?
- What aspects of the articles make them each a valuable source of information?
- If you were going to write a paper on blindsight, which one makes sense to read first and why?
- What are the major conclusions of each article? How do the conclusions differ in character?
- Who were the audiences that each article was addressing?
- If you wanted to conduct your own research on blindsight, which article would be most helpful and why?
Research Article
Schmid et al., Blindsight depends on the lateral geniculate nucleus. Nature. 2010 July 15; 466(7304): 373–377. doi:10.1038/nature09179
Review Article
Overgaard, M. Blindsight: recent historical controversies on the blindness of blindsight.Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, V3, 2012
Discussions require a minimum of 3 posts. The first post is your “initial response” or “Main Post” as this is your “opening or position statement”. It should be about 150-250 words and should include citations/references regarding where you found your information.