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Neurology - Is Your Perception Tricking You?
Our perception is constantly tricking us, says suzanne. When i was a junior doctor I saw someone who couldn't see but could draw like a sighted person. And while i still believe she has a serious problem, you wouldn't be in hospital saying you can't see unless there is something significant wrong with you. All the pathways in ther nervous system are intact and could function - except through some trick of their own belief about their ability to function.
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