Title: agnosia
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - agnosia
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.11572
Status: current

Definition
Impaired ability to recognize or comprehend the meaning of various sensations, not attributable to faulty sensory input or general intellect.

Note
Involvement of several senses are distinguished, such as auditory (acoustic), gustatory, olfactory, tactile, and visual agnosias.

Source
- PAC, 2015, 87, 841. 'IUPAC Glossary of terms used in neurotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2015)' on page 845 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-0103)

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Citation: Citation: 'agnosia' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.11572
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