[Recognition of object figures in unusual perspective and mental imagery].
Two cases are described: one with left occipital lesion and the other one with bilateral occipital damage; the first showed deficit of Mental Imagery and preserved recognition of pictures in unusual perspective; the second, vice-versa, showed integrity of Mental Imagery and deficit in visual recognition. The relationship between Mental Imagery and recognition of pictures in unusual perspective is discussed.
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Istituto per lo Studio delle Malattie del Sistema Nervoso, II Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Napoli.
Angelini
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Orsini
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Grossi
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D000368:Aged; D000377:Agnosia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D001037:Aphasia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000150:complications; D005556:Form Perception; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008568:Memory; D008875:Middle Aged; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual
Riconoscimento di figure di oggetti in prospettiva insolita e immagine mentale.