WHEN we see someone we know, the easiest way to remember someone is by their face. But not everyone can do this. Researchers estimate that one in 50 people may have face blindness. In scientific term, this is known as prosopagnosia.
Prosopagnosia is a neurological disorder where the part of the brain that recognises faces failsa to develop. [ihc-hide-content ihc_mb_type=”show” ihc_mb_who=”2,3″ ihc_mb_template=”1″ ]Those loved ones can appear to be strangers. Prosopagnosia patients cannot recognize familiar faces and often cannot distinguish among the faces of strangers.
This was once thought to be caused by brain injury, but now it has been identified that it is linked to genetics. It is learnt that prosopagnosia occurs in elderly population as a result of brain injury, stroke or the onset of degenerative disease.
Developmental prosopagnosia may appear during childhood and may have genetic roots or can be due to prenatal/childhood brain abnormality or damage. – SCIENCE BRIDGE ACADEMY
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