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Information about prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia (also known as face blindness) is a neurological condition that affects an individual’s ability to reliably recognise familiar faces – acquaintances, friends, colleagues, well known people, and even close family members.

An Overview

Face blindness is often undiagnosed.  Indeed it is considerably more common than many believe.

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The History

Prosopagnosia has been of particular interest to neuroscientists as they seek to unravel the mysteries of the brain.

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Literature

From research to fiction prosopagnosia presents some interesting scenarios to explore.

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“Oliver Sacks: Face Blindness” by Oliver Sacks. Copyright © 2010

“The majority of people who have lived all their life with the condition may well be unaware that they have a neurological deficit, and that for other people face recognition is automatic.  Oliver Sacks introduces prosopagnosia and describes his own journey of discovery.”

To see more –

 Watch ‘Strangers in Mind’ – an interview with Oliver Sacks and Chuck Close recorded as part of the World Science Festival.

To read more –

Oliver Sacks (neurologist and face blind himself) gives an overview of developments in the field of prosopagnosia research in the chapter Face-Blind in  ‘The Mind’s Eye’.  He provides a layman’s guide to the neuroscience findings and debates that have helped to form our understanding of prosopagnosia to date.

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