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nounSynonym of blindsight.
Origin
- Ancient Greekἄγνωστος“ignorant, not knowing”
- Englishagnosopsia
From Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”) (see a- (“not”), gnosis) + -opsia. Literally, "not knowing what one sees". Coined by S. Zeki and D. H. ffytche in 1998.
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