agnosia
noun
ag·no·sia
ag-ˈnō-zhə 
-shə
: loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage
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Lab Rat has a great post on Trojan horse predators – bacteria that kill worms by letting themselves get eaten New Scientist has a good introductory feature into agnosias and the many interesting ways in which brain damage can cause visual problems.
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Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 28 Aug. 2010
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agnosia
noun
ag·no·sia
ag-ˈnō-zhə
-shə
-shə
: loss or diminution of the ability to recognize familiar objects or stimuli usually as a result of brain damage see visual agnosia
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