Phonagnosia

a neurological disorder that affects the ability to recognize familiar voices. Persons with phonagnosia have difficulty recognizing or distinguishing familiar voices. It is interesting that persons with phonagnosia often have a preserved ability to analyze the perceptual aspects of voices and are able to recognize emotions conveyed in voices. Phonagnosia was first described by Van Lancker and Cantor (1982).

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