What Is Agnosia?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
4. Causes
Agnosia can occur due to various neurological disorders, dementia, and strokes. It may develop when there is head trauma from injury, brain infection, or hereditary causes. There are also developmental disorders that can cause agnosia. When agnosia occurs, there tends to be damage to the parietal or occipital lobes of the brain.
When there is damage to superior temporal sulcus, it can result in various neurolinguistic deficiencies. The superior temporal sulcus is crucial for the understanding of speech as this part is involved with the lexical interface.
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