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Individuals with tactile agnosia may be able to identify the name, purpose, or origin of an object with their left hand but not their right, or vice versa, or both hands. Astereognosis refers specifically to those who lack tactile recognition in both hands. In the affected hand(s) they may be able to identify basic shapes such as pyramids and spheres (with abnormally high difficulty) but still not tactilely recognize common objects by easily recognizable and unique features such as a fork by its prongs (though the individual may report feeling a long, metal rod with multiple, pointy rods stemming off in uniform direction).<ref name="Gerstmann" /> These symptoms suggest that a very specific part of the brain is responsible for making the connections between tactile stimuli and functions/relationships of that stimuli, which, along with the relatively low impact this disorder has on a person's quality of life, helps explain the rarity of reports and research of individuals with tactile agnosia.<ref name="Gerstmann" /> |
Individuals with tactile agnosia may be able to identify the name, purpose, or origin of an object with their left hand but not their right, or vice versa, or both hands. Astereognosis refers specifically to those who lack tactile recognition in both hands. In the affected hand(s) they may be able to identify basic shapes such as pyramids and spheres (with abnormally high difficulty) but still not tactilely recognize common objects by easily recognizable and unique features such as a fork by its prongs (though the individual may report feeling a long, metal rod with multiple, pointy rods stemming off in uniform direction).<ref name="Gerstmann" /> These symptoms suggest that a very specific part of the brain is responsible for making the connections between tactile stimuli and functions/relationships of that stimuli, which, along with the relatively low impact this disorder has on a person's quality of life, helps explain the rarity of reports and research of individuals with tactile agnosia.<ref name="Gerstmann" /> |
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Astereognosis is associated with lesions of the [[parietal lobe]] or [[dorsal column]] or parieto-temporo-occipital lobe (posterior association areas) of either the right or left hemisphere of the [[cerebral cortex]].<ref name="O'Sulivan">{{cite book|last=O'Sullivan|first=S.B.|title=Physical Rehabilitation|year=2007|publisher=F.A. Davis Company|location=Philadelphia|pages=1180–1181|edition=5th |
Astereognosis is associated with lesions of the [[parietal lobe]] or [[dorsal column]] or parieto-temporo-occipital lobe (posterior association areas) of either the right or left hemisphere of the [[cerebral cortex]].<ref name="O'Sulivan">{{cite book|last=O'Sullivan|first=S.B.|title=Physical Rehabilitation|year=2007|publisher=F.A. Davis Company|location=Philadelphia|pages=1180–1181|edition=5th|author2=Schmitz, T.J.}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Gerstmann">{{cite book|last=Gerstmann|first=J.|title=Pure Tactile Agnosia Cognitive Neuropsychology|year=2001|pages=267–274}}</ref> |
<ref name="Gerstmann">{{cite book|last=Gerstmann|first=J.|title=Pure Tactile Agnosia Cognitive Neuropsychology|year=2001|pages=267–274}}</ref> |
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Astereognosis (or tactile agnosia if only one hand is affected) is the inability to identify an object by active touch of the hands without other sensory input. An individual with astereognosis is unable to identify objects by handling them, despite intact sensation.[1] With the absence of vision (i.e. eyes closed), an individual with astereognosis is unable to identify what is placed in their hand.[1] As opposed to agnosia, when the object is observed visually, one should be able to successfully identify the object.
Individuals with tactile agnosia may be able to identify the name, purpose, or origin of an object with their left hand but not their right, or vice versa, or both hands. Astereognosis refers specifically to those who lack tactile recognition in both hands. In the affected hand(s) they may be able to identify basic shapes such as pyramids and spheres (with abnormally high difficulty) but still not tactilely recognize common objects by easily recognizable and unique features such as a fork by its prongs (though the individual may report feeling a long, metal rod with multiple, pointy rods stemming off in uniform direction).[2] These symptoms suggest that a very specific part of the brain is responsible for making the connections between tactile stimuli and functions/relationships of that stimuli, which, along with the relatively low impact this disorder has on a person's quality of life, helps explain the rarity of reports and research of individuals with tactile agnosia.[2]
Astereognosis is associated with lesions of the parietal lobe or dorsal column or parieto-temporo-occipital lobe (posterior association areas) of either the right or left hemisphere of the cerebral cortex.[1] [2]
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