Wow that dude actually managed to draw a whole face!! After watching the pathology over the course of the video it seemed a hard limit but he actually did it. He looked really proud and rightfully so. This all makes me think about the whole concept of unknown unknowns. What is there in the world that we have evolved to ignore?
Watching these people draw is extremely intriguing. It's like watching a unique artists style and I wouldn't be surprised if there's an artist somewhere through history who had this condition and didn't know about it. The drawings hes making here have a picasso-esque look to them.
I think it’s essentially like their whole reality on the affected side is absent from consciousness, it’s not just vision it’s the whole concept of something existing on that side it would seem at least
This was very interesting and informative. I didn't know that this existed! Big thanks to the families and staff for making the video/participating in it so that we could learn more about this condition!
Balint Syndrome - Simultaneagnosia, Ocular Apraxia, Optic Ataxia , we now have our own FaceBook group for support, resources, and research facebook.com/groups/balintsyndrome
I'm colour blind. People keep telling me there is a number 8 in this bunch of dots but clearly there is just a 3. Also they make a lot noise about some trees turning in Autumn long before the leaves fall. Just looks like a tree to me. Obviously this is not anywhere remotely as incapacitating as a hemiparesis but it is interesting to have an analogue of what it must feel to not have that imagination-space conception of what others are describing or inciting is present.
I’m aware that i neglect my left side. Because i cannot move my left side of my body, I’m in wheelchair. 2 years ago i had an accident with my power chair. Because i focused looking to my left to not miss something important, i forgot my right side which is perfectly normal. Unfortunately while i was highly focused on my left, a stupid pole from a street sign appeared ftom right.my stop was not fast enough so i broke my wheelchair amd also my right foot. That was very stupid..
