Prosopagnosia
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌpɹɒsəpaɡˈnəʊʒə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prosopagnosia is a noun meaning (neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
Meaning
(neurology, pathology, psychology) A form of visual agnosia characterized by difficulty with face recognition despite intact low-level visual processing.
Example Sentences
A normal person can name someone from facial features alone, even if the features have changed substantially over the years. People with prosopagnosia are not able to make this association, but have few other neurological symptoms other than a loss of some part of the visual field.
Word Forms
- prosopagnosias
- prosopoagnosia
Synonyms for prosopagnosia
Depending on context, synonyms include PA.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prosopamnesia, anosognosia, phonagnosia, prosopometamorphopsia, atopognosia, autotopagnosia.
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