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Even mild face blindness can cause serious difficulties in daily life – new study

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par Judith Lowes, Lecturer in Psychology, University of Stirling

Have you ever been ignored by someone you knew when you bumped into them in the street or at an event? If so, you probably thought they were being rude. But they might have face blindness – a condition officially known as developmental prosopagnosia.

In a new study my colleagues and I conducted, 29 adults with face blindness revealed the daily challenges they face. Ten of the participants said they could not reliably recognise immediate family members, and…

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