People with visual agnosia may be unable to recognize, draw, or recall how to use objects even with properly functioning eyesight. There are two sub-types of this condition. Less than 1% of people ...

Agnosia is a rare condition in which a person cannot recognize and identify objects, people, or sounds through one or more senses, even though their sensory functions are otherwise typical. Agnosia is ...

Agnosia is a rare condition in which an affected individual is unable to recognise and identify objects, persons, sounds, shapes or smells even though the affected sense is not defective and there is ...

Apperceptive agnosia is a rare condition in which you have trouble recognizing objects even though you have typical vision. If you have this condition, you may not be able to identify or accurately ...

If you've never heard of it, visual agnosia is when the brain has trouble processing information transmitted by the eyes. You may look at something, but then there is a disruption of the process, ...

As dementia develops, patients are often robbed of their independence due to debilitating confusion. Sometimes agnosia is the cause of disorientation, thwarting patients' perception of people and ...

Like many teenage boys Michael is a sports fanatic. He's passionate about his team Everton and loves playing squash. But unlike most other football fans Michael, aged 19, can't actually see and ...

Chris Tailby receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia. The brain is key to our existence, but there’s a long way to go before neuroscience can truly capture ...

Agnosia is a very rare disorder that causes you to lose the ability to recognize objects or people. Agnosia is often a result of damage to specific areas in the brain. You may still have your normal ...