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Psychology

The Neuropsychology of Face Perception and Prosopagnosia

Quick fact

The brain has a dedicated region called the fusiform face area that responds selectively to faces, and damage there can cause prosopagnosia—face blindness—without affecting other visual abilities.

Why this is interesting

You can spot a friend's face in a crowd instantly, even if they got a haircut or grew a beard. How does your brain pull this off, and what happens when it fails?