Total cortical blindness is caused by lesions in which part of the visual system?
A)the optic chiasm
B)the right occipital and parietal lobes
C)the right and left occipital lobes
D)the pathways connecting the occipital and temporal lobes within each hemisphere

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Total cortical blindness is caused by lesions in both the right and left occipital lobes, which are responsible for processing visual information from the eyes. Lesions in the optic chiasm would only affect the visual information from one eye, while lesions in the right occipital and parietal lobes or the paths connecting the occipital and temporal lobes within each hemisphere would not lead to total cortical blindness.

Total Cortical Blindness Is Caused by Lesions in Which Part