They wrote that the case:
"Demonstrates that extra-striate pathways in humans can sustain sophisticated visuo-spatial skills in the absence of perceptual awareness, akin to what has been previously reported in monkeys. It remains to be determined which of the several extra-striate pathways account for TN's intact navigation skills."
De Gelder suggested that the alternative pathways are:
" Part of our vision that's for orienting and doing in the world rather than for understanding."
"All the time, we are using hidden resources of our brain and doing things we think we are unable to do," she said, explaining that this is an important message for patients with brain damage:
"There is much that patients can do outside the grip of their being too aware of what they cannot do," de Gelder added.
The researchers themselves and other experts have said that the news is exciting but more research is needed to verify the findings.
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