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Should developmental prosopagnosia, developmental body agnosia, and developmental object agnosia be considered independent neurodevelopmental conditions?

Gray, K. L. H. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-4588 and Cook, R. (2018) Should developmental prosopagnosia, developmental body agnosia, and developmental object agnosia be considered independent neurodevelopmental conditions? Cognitive Neuropsychology, 35 (1-2). pp. 59-62. ISSN 1464-0627

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2018.1433153

Abstract/Summary

Having reviewed 238 cases of developmental prosopagnosia (DP) that met their criteria, Geskin and Behrmann (2017) found that only ~20% exhibit normal object recognition. This figure likely underestimates the proportion of individuals with a selective face perception deficit (‘pure cases’) as many DPs exhibiting accurate object recognition were excluded from the authors’ primary analysis because response time data were unavailable. Nevertheless, it is clear that object recognition problems frequently co-occur with DP. What does this mean? Geskin and Behrmann argue that this indicates that DP is caused by a domain-general cognitive-perceptual deficit. We suggest an alternative interpretation. According to the independent disorders hypothesis, forms of developmental agnosia affecting faces (DP), objects (developmental object agnosia; DOA), and bodies (developmental body agnosia; DBA) are best characterised as independent neurodevelopmental conditions that co-occur; that is to say, the incidence of DOA and DBA is higher in DP than in the wider population. We argue that this co-occurrence reflects common genetic or environmental risk factors.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Department of Psychology
Life Sciences > School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences > Perception and Action
ID Code:75098
Publisher:Taylor & Francis

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