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Mirror agnosia

V S Ramachandran1, E L Altschuler, S Hillyer

  • 1Brain and Perception Laboratory, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0109, USA. vramacha@ucsd.edu

Proceedings. Biological Sciences
|May 22, 1997
PubMed
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Patients with right parietal lesions developed "mirror agnosia," confusing mirror reflections with real objects. This neurological sign impacts spatial awareness and object interaction, even when the mirror

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Cognitive Science

Background:

  • Normally, individuals distinguish between real objects and their mirror images.
  • Right parietal lesions can cause visual field neglect, an indifference to stimuli in one visual field.
  • The ability to correctly interpret mirror reflections is crucial for spatial cognition.