ARTexplains Science and History | Denying Blindness - Anton-Babinski Syndrome - The Ways Your Brain Can Break @ARTexplains | Uploaded December 2022 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
When a person is blind (or partially blind), they aren't always aware of that fact... which can lead to the symptoms of Anton Syndrome, where the person may try to prove that they can see by confabulating with their imagination about what they believe that they can see!

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