agnosia

Examples

• All

• It could be something neurological, like... something we call "agnosia"... which is an inability to recognize familiar objects.

  Blindness (2008)

• The functioning of the "what" pathway has been revealed through the study of patients with agnosia.

  Academic text (1997)

• Neurologists call this "visual agnosia."

  Fiction book (1999)

• The authors explained that the "illusion des sosies," as they dubbed it, was caused by an "identification agnosia."

  Academic text (2009)

• As Archibald (2003) describes, the person may also have difficulty in recognizing things, for example, a drink or food—visual agnosia.

  Academic text (2010)

• In contrast, there is also clinical evidence for a dissociation of visual perception and imagery, especially dissociations between visual agnosia and visual imagery, suggesting a distinct implementation of these two capacities in the brain.

  Academic text (1999)

• After his accident, he developed agnosia, which made it difficult for him to recognize his own family members.

• People with agnosia may struggle to name familiar items, like a cup or a pen, despite being able to see them clearly.

Synonyms

N

nonrecognition

vsagnosia

• Specialized

9.3

Not being able to tell who people are or what objects and sounds are because of brain damage

is a loss of recognizing familiar people or objects despite normal senses

N

noncognizance

vsagnosia

9.9

Not being aware of a fact or change

is a clinical sensory recognition loss occurring despite intact senses

Antonyms

R

recognition

43 2.0

Identifying someone or something from earlier experience

Compounds

A

auditory agnosia

• Specialized

9.1

A condition where a person can hear sounds but cannot understand spoken words

T

tactile agnosia

• Specialized

9.9

Not being able to tell what objects are by touch when your hand feels normal

V

visual agnosia

• Specialized

9.3

A condition where a person can see but cannot identify objects or faces

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology