A region on the inferior surface of the cortex, at the junction of temporal and occipital lobes, that has been associated with recognition of faces.

Fusiform Gyrus

The inability to recognize objects, despite being able to describe them in terms of form and color; may occur after localized brain damage.

Agnosia 

Also called face blindness. A condition characterized by the inability to recognize faces. Acquired prosopagnosia is caused by damage to the brain, particularly the fusiform gyrus. Developmental (or congenital) prosopagnosia is present from birth.

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Types of Impairments of Spatial Cognition

- Face-selective part of the brain
- This area could be responsible for facial recognition, since stroke damage here can lead to difficulty in recognizing faces (prosopagnosia)

Fusiform Face Area (FFA)

- Deafness
- Congenital Deafness
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Ménière's Disease
- Vertigo
- Synesthesia
- Astereognosis
- Prosopagnosia

Disorders of Sensation & Perception

Breedlove, S. & Watson, N. (2017). Behavioral neuroscience, eighth edition. Oxford University Press.

Behavioral Neuroscience 8th Edition

The inability to recognize objects by touching and feeling them.

Astereognosis 

Prosopagnosia 

Congenital deafness is a condition in which a person is born without the ability to hear.

Congenital Deafness

Ménière's disease is a condition that results in a degeneration of inner ear structures, leading to sensorineural hearing loss. Symptoms of this disease include hearing loss, tinnitus (a constant ringing or buzzing), vertigo (a sense of spinning), and an increase in pressure within the inner ear.

Ménière's Disease

Vertigo is a feeling of spinning or dizziness that may have a peripheral cause but often occurs alongside many other symptoms as a part of a specific condition. Vertigo is most commonly a symptoms of vestibular disorders, such as mal de debarquement syndrome or labyrinthitis. 

Vertigo

Which type of hearing loss occurs due to the cochlea failing to communicate with the brain?

Hearing Loss Multiple Choice Question

A neurological phenomenon where sensory stimuli are perceived through multiple modalities. For example, visual stimuli may also be perceived through taste.

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