A woman is unable to process any visual information in a sensible manner. Although her eyes work fine and her brain processes the visual material so that she can "see," her brain processes the visual material in a fragmented manner so she is unable to make any sense out of what she sees. This woman is suffering from __________.

A. Pick's disease
B. Wernicke's syndrome
C. agnosia
D. aphasia


Answer: C

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