Listening: Agnosia

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

What is the problem faced by agnosia patients?

• Their sensory organs are defective.

• Their brain fails to work normally.

• They suffer from amnesia.

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

The inability to recognise faces is also known as

• pure alexia.

• auditory agnosia.

• prosopagnosia.

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

What do people with pure alexia can't do?

• process the written word

• process the spoken word

• recognise familiar sounds

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

Which is the most likely cause of agnosia?

• a brain injury or infection

• a brain tumour

• a birth condition

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

What is the difference among patients with agnosia?

• Some are frustrated by their friends and family.

• Some are more limited by their condition than others.

• Some don't want to be independent.

Listen to a radio interview with Dr Jane Williams, a neurologist, about a neurological disorder called agnosia. As you listen, choose the correct answer.

Patients cannot begin to manage their condition unless they

• change their lifestyle.

• have brain surgery.

• understand exactly what is wrong.