Prosopagnosia

What is Prosopagnosia?

Noramlly humans recognize faces because of the normal functioning of a part of their prain called the fusiform gyrus. In certain cases, the ability is lost resulting a condition known as prosopagnosia or Face blindness. Here a person cannot recognize faces, but all other things can be perceived normally with their eyes.

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HI. A friend of mine isn t able to recognise people s faces. He had consulted a retina specialist and a neurologist but they weren t able to find a...

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Your friend is unable to read and recognize friends.He needs testing for visual acuity, fundus for papiledema, retinal changes, visual field...

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