Broken Images

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Summary: This classic Horizon program looks at two patients suffering from a rare form of brain damage known as visual agnosia. The illness prevents sufferers from recognizing even familiar faces and everyday objects. Since brain lesions are implicated in agnosia, there currently is no direct treatment for the condition. Patients face so many challenging situations in everyday living that they may not be able to hold jobs or even relate properly to members of their own families. However, with time and training they may be able to make use of their other senses - taste, touch, smell, and hearing - to cope with their devastating loss of visual acuity.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
remote
electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2012], c1987.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Part of the series Horizon. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on August 13, 2012. Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lack of Coherent Images (1:57) -- Perfectly Normal Looking (2:17) -- John Does Not Recognize His Wife (1:06) -- Agnosia Follows Stroke (2:25) -- Brain Creates Order (2:41) -- Seeing Details (1:30) -- Ruling Out Explanations (3:07) -- Distance and Object Identification (2:22) -- Failure to Recognize Big Ben (1:04) -- Creating Visual Experience (2:03) -- Interpreting Ambiguous Images (2:58) -- Identifying Breakdown in Mental Process (1:28) -- Real Life Situation (1:20) -- Impact of Illness (1:35) -- Larry (2:17) -- Inability to Recognize People (1:27) -- Facial Features (2:10) -- Walking Into Mirror (0:56) -- Unconscious Recognition (2:32) -- Feeling Odd (1:22) -- Introducing Agnosia Patients (3:22) -- Differences Between Two Patients (1:57) -- Discussing Life with Agnosia (2:32) -- Creating World we Need to Know (1:45) -- Credits: Broken Images (0:36)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	10 & up.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description.