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What is the definition or description of: agnosia?
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Agnosia is the: inability to interpret sensations and hence to recognize things, typically as a result of brain damage. The sensory mechanism is not defective but the processing of the sensory input is defective causing inability to identify objects, persons, sounds, shapes, touch input or smells.
Answered 4/16/2017
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