tactile perception

the ability to perceive objects or judge sensations through the sense of touch. The term often refers to judgments of spatial stimulation of the skin, patterns imposed on the skin, orsensory events involving stimulation of the skin (e.g., the thermal properties of a liquid). Some researchers restrict this term to passive touch. Compare haptic perception.

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May 8th 2024

integrative agnosia

a form of visual agnosia in which individuals are able to perceive the elements of an object but find it difficult to combine them into a perceptual whole. Typically, symptoms of both apperceptive and associative agnosia are present. Individuals affected by this kind of agnosia can usually draw an object accurately but only through a laborious process.