THE MAN WHO MISTOOK HIS WIFE FOR A HAT
A study of the case of Dr. P, described in the book written by Dr. Oliver Sacks
“The man who mistook his wife for a hat”
Dr. P, a man with visual agnosia, who could, technically, see the world around him- he just didn’t always understand it correctly. He suffered a apperceptive agnosia and face blindness. That created a serious social problem for Dr. P, he often had difficulty recognizing family members, friends, whoever. However, Dr. P was totally unaware of his defect. Nonetheless, Dr.P appeared to have to lead a normal, good-natured and full life with profound musical talent.
Regarding the author, Dr. P was unable to recognize familiar faces; and might be also unable to recognize written words, one thing for certain that he couldn’t read a music core anymore. These disorders are symptoms of a general disorders known as visual agnosia, the inability to recognize what were previously familiar objects and visual stimuli, despite intact vision.
Though the conversations with the author and the fact that Dr. P still worked as a music professor while having these disorders, I could cite that Dr. P was still insightful. Proficiency and fluency in conversation show that he had not lost his verbal and linguistic realm. His intact eyes indicated that he was suffering from some form of visual disorder rather than a simple vision lost. Dr. P’s problem lied in the brain, it has a medical name as Visual Agnosia.
Hearing perception
I realized that I could recognize a person entering a room that I was in despite not seeing them.
The footsteps, the smell, the movement of that person put pressure on the air. That vibration touches my skin, tell me the presence of this person in the same space with me.
Everyone has the same experience when in a space. The echoes tell us the size of the space. The footsteps tell is the floor material. The air vibration let us know this space is porous or covered.