Preserved local but disrupted contextual figure-ground influences in an individual with abnormal function of intermediate visual areas

► We tested a developmental agnosic patient, LG. ► LG shows preserved local but impaired contextual influences on figure-ground. ► LG shows impaired familiarity influences on figure-ground. ► Visual areas V2/V3 play a role in figure-ground context and familiarity effects. ► Local, contextual, and familiarity figure-ground influences are dissociable.