The book The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks presents a man who misperceived his wife as a fashion accessory. This is a case example of what visual phenomenon?

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The case presented in the book is an example of visual agnosia, which is a condition where individuals have difficulty recognizing familiar objects and people despite having an intact visual system. In this specific case, the man was not able to perceive his wife's face and instead was only able to see her as a hat due to damage to the visual processing areas of his brain.

The Book the Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat