 Auditory verbal agnosia

A disproportionate difficulty recognizing spoken language despite better access through other routes. Hearing, phonological discrimination, reading and nonverbal semantic performance must be compared before attributing failure to a speech-input mechanism.

Auditory verbal agnosia, also known as word deafness, is a neurological condition characterized by a person's inability to comprehend spoken language despite having normal hearing and intact speech production abilities. Individuals with this condition can hear sounds and may even be able to produce speech, but they struggle to understand the spoken words. This condition typically results from damage to specific areas of the brain associated with language processing, such as the left superior temporal gyrus, which is often affected in cases of stroke or head injury.