Testing for optic ataxia in a blind field

Optic ataxia is a component of Balint’s syndrome and is a disorder that results from damage to the posterior parietal cortex leading to deficits in reaching and grasping objects presented in the visual field opposite to the damaged hemisphere. It is also often the case that Balint’s syndrome is acco...

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Main Authors: Aarlenne eKhan, Laure ePisella, Ludovic eDelporte, Gilles eRode, Yves eRossetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00399/full