Define what is meant by pure alexia, and explain how this syndrome relates to pure word deafness.
What will be an ideal response?
Pure alexia involves the loss of the ability to read but not the ability to recognize words that are spelled out to them. Pure alexia is produced by damage to the brain that prevents visual information from reaching the visual association cortex, which contains the visual word-form area (left hemisphere). The syndrome is similar to that of pure word deafness, in which a patient cannot recognize words that are conveyed by audition.
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