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'Super-recognizers,' with extraordinary face recognition ability, never forget a face

Some people say they never forget a face, a claim now bolstered by psychologists at Harvard University who've discovered a group they call "super-recognizers": those who can easily recognize someone they met ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 19, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 10




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Scientists offer explanation for 'face blindness'

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the disruption in neural circuitry of people suffering from congenital prosopagnosia, sometimes known as face blindness, and have been able to offer a biological explanation ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Face blindness research shows emotions are key in the study of face recognition

Recognizing the faces of family and friends is usually an effortless process. However, a minority of people have difficulties identifying the person they are meeting or remembering people they have met before. These problems ...

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created Sep 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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