15a. agnosia Flashcards
1
Q
what is agnosia
A
-inability of the individual to recognize perceived sensory infomation
2
Q
what are the 2 types of agnosia?
A
associative: see object clearly enough to draw
apperceptive, profound impairment in shape perception
3
Q
what is achromatopsia?
A
no color (V4)
4
Q
what is prosopagnosia
A
no faces (fusiform gyrus0
5
Q
what is Balint’s syndrome
A
- simultagnosia (failure to see two objects at once)
- patient seems almost blind
- optic ataxia
6
Q
is dorsolateral where or what
A
where
7
Q
is temporal damage where or what
A
what
8
Q
what pathway has damage in Balin’s syndrome
A
“where” pathway
9
Q
what brain region is akinetopsia?
A
V5 (motion blindness)
10
Q
what is Anton’s syndrome?
A
-denial of blindness (cortically blind, but affirm they are not blind)
