Astereognosis (or tactile agnosia if only one hand is affected) is the inability to identify an object by active touch of the hands without other sensory input. An individual with astereognosis is unable to identify objects by handling them, despite intact sensation. With the absence of vision (i.e. eyes closed), an individual with astereognosis i... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astereognosis
(ә-ster″e-og-no´sis) loss or lack of the ability to understand the form and nature of objects that are touched (stereognosis), a form of tactile agnosia. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
astereognosis 1. The inability to determine the form of an object by touch. 2. Loss of the ability to recognize the shapes of objects by handling them; tactile agnosia. 3. The inability to recognize familiar objects by touch that cannot be explained by a defect of elementary tactile sensation. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/929/