social emotional agnosia

Term ID

DOID:0060149

Synonyms

• expressive agnosia

Definition

An agnosia that is a loss of the ability to perceive facial expression, body language and intonation, rendering them unable to non-verbally perceive people's emotions and limiting that aspect of social interaction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnosia

References

Ontology

Human Disease   ( DOID:0060149 )