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Object Recognition

The Object Recognition cognitive function is responsible for recognizing and remembering the visual details of objects, including faces.

Object Recognition
  • Object Recognition is involved in:

    • recognizing and remembering the visual details in the physical world, for example of places, objects, and faces
  • A Difficulty in This Cognitive Function Leads to:

    • taking longer to recognize and locate objects when shopping or looking for something in the refrigerator or recognizing landmarks in one’s neighbourhood.  
    • difficulties in using landmarks for navigation 
    • trouble recognizing and remembering faces 
    • missing details in facial expressions which create social challenges  
    • difficulty in visualizing in meditation as the individual can’t conjure up visual imagery in their mind’s eye 
    • avoidance of games that rely on recollection of visual details 
    • experiencing the visual world as flat and uninteresting
  • Enhancing This Function Leads to:

    • finding objects quicker and easier
    • increased ability to navigate using landmarks
    • improved ability to create visual imagery in one’s mind
    • improved facial recognition
    • enjoyment and skill in games using visual recall of details

Object Recognition is involved in:

  • recognizing and remembering the visual details in the physical world, for example of places, objects, and faces

A Difficulty in This Cognitive Function Leads to:

  • taking longer to recognize and locate objects when shopping or looking for something in the refrigerator or recognizing landmarks in one’s neighbourhood.  
  • difficulties in using landmarks for navigation 
  • trouble recognizing and remembering faces 
  • missing details in facial expressions which create social challenges  
  • difficulty in visualizing in meditation as the individual can’t conjure up visual imagery in their mind’s eye 
  • avoidance of games that rely on recollection of visual details 
  • experiencing the visual world as flat and uninteresting

Enhancing This Function Leads to:

  • finding objects quicker and easier
  • increased ability to navigate using landmarks
  • improved ability to create visual imagery in one’s mind
  • improved facial recognition
  • enjoyment and skill in games using visual recall of details

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