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Blind Sight

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Blindsight is the ability to respond to visual information without consciously seeing it. This often occurs in people who have experienced damage to the primary visual cortex.

AP course connection

Topic 2.8: 2.8 The Adaptable Brain: Neural Fluidity

Unit 2

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