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Physiology Nervous System 82d5279b

Astereognosis is seen in lesions of

A
Frontal lobe
B
Occipital lobe
C
Parietal lobe
D
Temporal lobe
High-Yield Explanation
(C) Parietal lobe # Lesions in the representational hemisphere produce astereognos is- inability to identify objects by feeling them-and other agnosias.> Agnosia is the general term used for the inability to recognize objects by a particular sensory modality even though the sensory modality itself is intact.> Lesions producing these defects are generally in the parietal lobe.> Especially when they are in the representational hemisphere, lesions of the inferior parietal lobule, a region in the posterior part of the parietal lobe that is close to the occipital lobe, cause unilateral inattention and neglect.

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