"Agnosia (from the Greek word for "lack of knowledge") means the inability to
 recognize objects when using a given sense, even though that sense is
basically intact." (Nolte, 1999)

The part of the brain which is usually damage in patients with object agnosia is usually the occipital the red area) or inferotemporal cortex (the yellow area)

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Date created: March 25, 2001