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This condition has previously been reported by previous authors in different populations and more recently in traumatic brain injury patients. However, the underlying mechanisms responsible for vestibular agnosia remain a matter of debate. The objective of this manuscript is to review and compare the behavioral and neuroanatomical findings in populations where vestibular agnosia has been demonstrated to better understand the underlying mechanism. Methods: A review of the literature was conducted using four databases: Medline, Embase, Google Scholar, and PubMed. A normal vestibulo-ocular reflex function with an impaired self-motion perception following vestibular stimulation represented the inclusion criteria used. Results: Behavioral data reviewed in the studies revealed a clear association with postural instability. However, no consensus can be drawn from neuroanatomical data due to variability in brain impairments in those populations even though impairments in the parietal cortex are often reported. Conclusions: In general, behavioral data and neuroanatomical data regarding vestibular agnosia have been poorly documented throughout the literature. However, vestibular agnosia can be observed in different populations and is present in concomitant postural control deficits, an important predictor of falls. Finally, even though the parietal cortex has been associated with vestibular agnosia, future studies are required to adequately identify the underlying mechanism. Indeed, the parietal cortex could be part of a larger network mediating vestibular agnosia. This review proposes various methods that future studies should use to overcome the present limitations.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/audiolres15010015","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,11]],"date-time":"2025-02-11T05:34:32Z","timestamp":1739252072000},"page":"15","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Vestibular Agnosia: Toward a Better Understanding of Its Mechanisms"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4254-4474","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Assan Mary","family":"Cedras","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada"},{"name":"Institut Universitaire sur la R\u00e9adaptation en D\u00e9ficience Physique de Montr\u00e9al (IURDPM), Pavillon Laurier, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, QC H2H 1C4, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jonathan","family":"Dion","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada"},{"name":"Institut Universitaire sur la R\u00e9adaptation en D\u00e9ficience Physique de Montr\u00e9al (IURDPM), Pavillon Laurier, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, QC H2H 1C4, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-8562-5089","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Arnaud","family":"Saj","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Psychology Department, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H2V 2S9, Canada"},{"name":"CRIR\/Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille du CISSS de la Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie-Centre, Longueuil, QC J4K 5G4, Canada"},{"name":"Centre Interdisciplinaire de Recherche sur le Cerveau et L\u2019apprentissage (CIRCA), University of Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8618-7010","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fran\u00e7ois","family":"Champoux","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4032-0730","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Maxime","family":"Maheu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Speech Language Pathology and Audiology, Montreal University, Montreal, QC H3N 1X7, Canada"},{"name":"Institut Universitaire sur la R\u00e9adaptation en D\u00e9ficience Physique de Montr\u00e9al (IURDPM), Pavillon Laurier, CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l\u2019\u00cele-de-Montr\u00e9al, Montreal, QC H2H 1C4, Canada"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,2,11]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Rineau, A.-L., Berberian, B., Sarrazin, J.-C., and Bringoux, L. 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