Characteristics

Akinetopsia is the disability to see motion admitting accustomed spatial acuity, beam detection, stereo and blush vision. Added complete functions cover beheld amplitude acumen and beheld identification of shapes, objects, and faces.2 Besides simple perception, akinetopsia aswell disturbs visuomotor tasks, such as extensive for objects3 and communicable objects.4 If accomplishing tasks, acknowledgment of one's own motion appears to be important.4

Patients with akinetopsia attempt with abounding issues in their circadian life, depending on the severity of their condition. One patient, LM, declared cloudburst a cup of tea or coffee difficult "because the aqueous appeared to be frozen, like a glacier".5 She did not apperceive if to stop pouring, because she could not apperceive the movement of the aqueous rising. LM and added patients accept aswell complained of accepting agitation afterward conversations, because lip movements and alteration facial expressions were missed.56 LM declared she acquainted afraid if added than two humans were walking about in a room: "people were al of a sudden actuality or there but I accept not apparent them moving".5 Movement is accepted by comparing the change in position of an article or person. LM and others accept declared bridge the artery and active cars to aswell be of abundant difficulty.56 LM started to alternation her audition to appraisal distance.