visuospatial agnosia

a disorder of spatial orientation, which may be tested by asking the individual to point to objects or other stimuli located in different parts of his or her visual field. Individuals can report objects in their visual fields, but not the spatial relationships of the objects to one another.

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May 8th 2024

midbrain

n. a relatively small region of the upper brainstem that connects the forebrain and hindbrain. It contains the tectum (and associated inferior and superior colliculi), tegmentum, and substantia nigra. Also called mesencephalon.