In this article, we will propose 5 NeuronUP cognitive stimulation worksheets to work on gnosias. These activities are focused on addressing difficulties related to this cognitive function.
Introduction
Gnosias are the brain’s ability to recognize previously learned information such as objects, people, or places through our senses. In other words, thanks to gnosias we can recognize a family member’s voice, identify an object by touch, or recognize a food by its taste. Can you imagine seeing a family member’s face and not being able to recognize it? Or what it would mean not to identify an everyday object like a glass when touching it with your eyes closed?
The cognitive stimulation worksheets to work on gnosias from NeuronUP are aimed at addressing difficulties related to this cognitive function.
Cognitive stimulation worksheets to work on gnosias:
1. Incomplete Images
What does it involve?
We cannot always see an object entirely; however, if we see significant parts of an object we should be able to recognize what it is. If our patient has difficulty achieving this, the following cognitive stimulation worksheet to work on visual gnosias will be useful.
2. Identify colors
What does it involve?
In this cognitive stimulation worksheet to work on gnosias, users have to identify the requested color among a set of colors.
This is a NeuronUP paper activity that the therapist can carry out in a group by following these steps:
- First, place the color cards on a board or display board.
- Next, the patients should sit down avoiding distracting environmental stimuli.
- In turns, the patients will get up and remove all the cards that are the same color. In this case they will remove all the purple cards.
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3. Recognizing Facial Parts
What does it involve?
For this reason, the patient has to try to recognize the facial features in a montage. For example, the following image is made up of three faces, and the patient must indicate which of the three options corresponds to each one.
What does this activity work on?
This activity focuses on working the body schema, that is, the ability to recognize and mentally represent the body as a whole and its various parts, the development of the movements we can make with each part, and the orientation of the body in space.
4. Identical objects
What does it involve?
In this cognitive stimulation worksheet to work on gnosias the patient, guided by the therapist, has to point out the objects that are identical. In addition, they must take into account that the options are rotated.
Play by levels
The therapist can also choose from an easy level to a more advanced one depending on the needs of each user:
Easy level
Advanced level
In this level small details are very important!
Not so easy anymore, right?
5. In front or behind?
What does it involve?
Finally, this cognitive stimulation worksheet to work on gnosias aims to determine the position (in front/behind/in the middle) of different figures in relation to others. Indeed, this activity works on visual gnosias.
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