agnosia

[ UK /æɡnˈə‍ʊzi‍ə/ ]
NOUN
  1. inability to recognize objects by use of the senses
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How To Use agnosia In A Sentence

  • Edward DeHaan and his colleagues describe covert recognition in prosopagnosia, another category-specific agnosia in which faces cannot be visually recognized.
  • Two words you're extremely unlikely to hear at a bar are "prosopagnosia" and "paraphilia," yet at the Pacific Standard bar in Park Slope, both are discussed at length. Gamut of Lives Viewed Under A Microscope
  • She suffers from prosopagnosia, a condition also known as face blindness. Times, Sunday Times
  • For him, the agnosia - the term agnosia is used for a situation in which one sees something clearly but one can't ascribe any meaning to it, you can't recognize it. Oliver Sacks: A Neurologist Examines 'The Mind's Eye'
  • Aphasia is characterized by verbal auditory agnosia. Psychological and behavioral abnormalities are very common in children with LKS.
  • Prosopagnosia may shed light on fundamental questions of brain function. Times, Sunday Times
  • In fact, the distinction between apperceptive and associative agnosia has several limitations.
  • Acquired prosopagnosia, for instance, is caused by head injury or brain illness. Times, Sunday Times
  • Dementia is chronic and progressive, and it is characterized by the gradual onset of impaired memory and deficits in two or more areas of cognition, such as anomia, agnosia or apraxia.
  • He and his colleagues describe covert recognition in prosopagnosia, another category-specific agnosia in which faces cannot be visually recognized.
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