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Blind man walking

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Man navigates obstacles he can't consciously see.

A man with brain damage that makes him clinically blind can navigate an obstacle course, seemingly by using a primitive part of his brain to perceive the objects in his path.

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Abbott, A. Blind man walking. Nature (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2008.1328

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