is it that their visual cortex doesn't work, or that it does but the pathway between the visual cortex and prefrontal cortex is severed? It seems like she can s

is it that their visual cortex doesn't work, or that it does but the pathway between the visual cortex and prefrontal cortex is severed? It seems like she can see, but her conscious mind isn't getting the data - so when she's acting automatically, her subconscious mind still picks up the visual information and reflexively acts accordingly.