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prosopagnosia [‚präs·ō·pag′nōzh·yə] (psychology) The inability to recognize familiar faces. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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She details the ways in which people of different cultures decorate their faces (including painting, tattooing, and piercing); the process of reconstructing facial parts or creating expressions for individuals with Moebius Syndrome; and the condition of prosopagnosia, or face blindness. Evidence that faces enjoy special status in the brain comes from individuals with a condition called prosopagnosia. Among the better-known examples is prosopagnosia, which leaves people unable to recognize familiar faces. |
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