Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector8010410.17816/kazmj80104Research ArticleOn the subject of alexiaAlufI. S.info@eco-vector.comClinic of Nervous Diseases of Kazan University1512192319674811409202114092021Copyright © 1923, Eco-Vector1923<p>Working on the question of aphasia, we have come to the conclusion that 1) there is no data proving the existence, along with the general auditory center, of a special center for recollection of auditory word pictures, along with the general visual center, of a special center for recollection of visual word pictures, along with the general kinesthetic center in the broad sense of the word-special centers of an obscure physiological nature-motor and non-motor at the same time-for motor images of memories of oral and written speech (Broca and Exper'a centers); 2) that all speech disorders are well interpreted without assumption of such centers. Cases of alexia from this point of view seem to be especially valuable because of their close connection with such ob'ective symptom of a certain localization as hemianopsia.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив