There Is Some Evidence for a Double Dissociation Between Agnosia

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Essay

There is some evidence for a double dissociation between agnosia for animate (living) things compared to inanimate (nonliving) things. Does this mean that there are distinct brain systems for representing these two categories? Why or why not?

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