Some stroke victims lose the capacity to perceive motion but retain the capacity to perceive shapes and colors. Others lose the capacity to perceive colors but retain the capacity to perceive movement and form. These peculiar visual disabilities best illustrate our normal capacity for

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The peculiar visual disabilities described in the statement illustrate parallel processing, which is the ability to process multiple types of information (such as color and motion) simultaneously. Sensory adaptation refers to the tendency for sensory receptors to become less responsive to constant stimuli, prosopagnosia is a specific disorder involving the inability to recognize familiar faces, and accommodation refers to the adjustment of the lens of the eye to focus on near or far objects.

Some Stroke Victims Lose the Capacity to Perceive Motion but Retain