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Nicola McDowell

Tapping into blindsight: How turning unconscious visual functions into conscious functions can help improve visual abilities

A Talk by Dr Nicola McDowell (Massey University)

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About this Talk

In this talk, Dr McDowell shares her personal and professional experience of tapping into blindsight (an unconscious visual reflex). She describes how through turning the unconscious function into a conscious function, blindsight can be used to improve the visual and overall functioning for people with brain based visual issues.

The key learning points from this presentation, hopefully by the end of the session, you will have an understanding of; what blindsight is, how you can help someone turn the unconscious blindsight into a conscious function and how this process can be used to help improve visual and overall functioning.

05 September 2024, 08:30 AM

Stream 2

08:30 AM - 08:50 AM

About The Speaker

Nicola McDowell

Dr Nicola McDowell

Massey University

Dr Nicola McDowell is the founder and creator of the Austin Assessment, a screening app for cerebral visual impairment related visual issues, and a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the Institute of Education, Massey University, New Zealand.

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