By GARY ASANO, O.D, FAAO

Do you ever say to yourself, “Who is that, and what is their name?” Sure you do, because we only have so much room in our brain! Or, at least that sounds better.

It’s a whole process of seeing objects and people, and then recognizing. And it involves seven association areas of the brain.

Our optic nerve is really long and connects with the visual cortex that is near the back of our head … and then transmits to those Brodman association areas. Then all of those steps are involved for our brain to recognize, interpret and process.

So it’s a lot more than the most sophisticated camera. It’s also the most protected of the 12 cranial nerves by a number of layers.

In some cases if a stroke involves one of those association areas, one can see a light switch and kno

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