Denying Blindness - Anton-Babinski Syndrome - The Ways Your Brain Can Break 

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I've heard about the opposite syndrome, too-people being able to see, and even reacting to what they see, but thinking that they're blind. The brain is an intricate system, and this is never more obvious than when things go a little wrong.

Wild! Thanks for sharing this

Wow, that is interesting! The man in the wheel looked a bit sad while looking out the window. I wonder what he believed he was seeing

Great video as always. ^^ I assume Anton Syndrome might in part be driven by the fact that someone with great visual deficiency could still be able to navigate their home somewhat well just by sticking to mental imagery and imagination, thus falsely affirming themselves that they can see well.

I understand that this means people are at high risk of getting into accidents. But how are they still managing at all? If nothing can be seen anymore wouldn't you die of dehydration within days not ever finding the real watter bottle.. I get that you know your own place but if true vision is entirely lost I imagine you'd have more problems than occasionally bumping into things. My friend and I, (medicine and psychology students) are fascinated and baffled as we are trying to find a source that describes what they do perceive of their environment at all yet it doesn't seem to be described. Idk if I am managing to make myself clear. Unless it always comes down to the described overlap? But if true vision is entirely impaired.. How do they even get out the door?

You got it all wrong, surely they are just seeing a different branch of spacetime! (/s)

Its like Charles Bennett syndrome but for full blind 😂 its crazy this stuff existed but its interesting.