Question

Find an article or resource for any disorder related to one of the senses / perception. It must be a topic that another student has not submitted a discussion. (If already chosen, you can reply to that student but you must start your own discussion topic). See Chapter 4 on Senses & Perception for relevant topics. It can be anything that relates to the physical senses and perception. Make sure to post the site or reference as well as what you discovered. It should add to the content of the chapter.

Answer 1

Hemispatial neglect is the inability of an individual to process and perceive stimuli on one side of the body or environment, where that inability is not due to a lack of sensation. The disorder is a neuropsychological condition that occurs due damage to one hemisphere of the brain. Neglect not only affects present sensation but memory and recall perception as well. A patient suffering from neglect may also, when asked to recall a memory of a certain object and then draw said object, draw only half of the object.

References:

Unsworth, C. A. (2007). Cognitive and Perceptual Dysfunction. In T. J. Schmitz & S. B. O'Sullivan (Eds.), Physical Rehabilitation (pp. 1149-1185). Philadelphia, F.A: Davis Company.