To see but not to see: a case study of visual agnosia

Auteur :
Glyn W. Humphreys Birkbeck College, University of London; M. Jane Riddoch North East London Polytechnic.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9780863770654
Date de publication :
25 déc. 1987
Dimensions :
22,9 x 14,9 cm
Poids :
240 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Brain damage may sometimes cause specific impairments in human behaviour. One rare impairment is the failure to recognize everyday objects by sight, a problem which is termed "visual agnosia". In this book, the authors discuss the case of a patient,