PROSOPAGNOSIA
\pɹˌɒsəpɐɡnˈə͡ʊzi͡ə], \pɹˌɒsəpɐɡnˈəʊziə], \p_ɹ_ˌɒ_s_ə_p_ɐ_ɡ_n_ˈəʊ_z_iə]\
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The inability to recognize a familiar face or to learn to recognize new faces. This visual agnosia is most often associated with lesions involving the junctional regions between the temporal and occipital lobes. The majority of cases are associated with bilateral lesions, however unilateral damage to the right occipito-temporal cortex has also been associated with this condition. (From Cortex 1995 Jun;31 (2):317-29)
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Dopamine Acetyltransferase
- An enzyme that catalyzes the of groups from acetyl-CoA to arylamines. They have wide specificity for aromatic amines, particularly serotonin, and can also catalyze acetyl transfer between arylamines without CoA. EC 2.3.1.5.