Someone who becomes blind because a stroke damaged the visual cortex can nevertheless synchronize waking and sleeping to the rising and setting of the sun.

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The ability to synchronize waking and sleeping to the rising and setting of the sun is controlled by a different part of the brain, called the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which is not affected by damage to the visual cortex. Therefore, a person who is blind due to damage to the visual cortex can still synchronize their sleep-wake cycles with the sun.

Someone Who Becomes Blind Because a Stroke Damaged the Visual