agnosia
/æɡˈnoʊʒə/
noun
- A medical condition in which a person cannot recognize objects, people, sounds, or smells, even though their senses (like sight or hearing) are working normally.
- After the stroke, he developed agnosia and could not recognize his own family members by sight.
- People with auditory agnosia can hear sounds but cannot understand what they mean.
- The doctor explained that agnosia affects the brain's ability to interpret sensory information.