noun
- Plural of agnosia; neurological conditions in which a person loses the ability to recognize objects, people, sounds, or other sensory information despite intact sensory perception.
Usage: Medical/neurological term; Usually used in plural form when referring to multiple types or instances; Common in clinical and research contexts
Examples
- The patient was diagnosed with visual agnosias after the stroke affected her temporal lobe.
- Different types of agnosias can result from damage to specific brain regions.
- Agnosias are distinct from aphasia because sensory input is intact but recognition is impaired.
- Neurologists study agnosias to understand how the brain processes and recognizes sensory information.
- Prosopagnosia and color agnosia are two specific forms of agnosias that affect object recognition.