prosopagnosia
noun
pros·op·ag·no·sia
ˌprä-sə-pag-ˈnō-zhə 
medical
: a form of visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize faces
Examples of prosopagnosia in a Sentence
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People tend to compensate for prosopagnosia by relying on others, or tricks.
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Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
The first — developmental prosopagnosia — according to the Prosopagnosia Research Center, is a result of neurodevelopmental impairments that prevent the brain from developing the ability to recognize faces.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2022
Those with prosopagnosia can typically identify emotion on a face and judge the person's gender, age and attractiveness.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
What is prosopagnosia?
—CBS News, 8 July 2022
Now an odd new neurologic symptom has been documented for the first time: prosopagnosia.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 14 Mar. 2023
People with autism have a two- or three-fold higher chance of also having prosopagnosia compared to the general population.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
Developmental prosopagnosia can be hereditary and can sometimes go unnoticed in those who have it because they were born with the disorder.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2022
People with prosopagnosia, or face blindness, typically avoid social interactions and can develop social anxiety disorder.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022
Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
The first — developmental prosopagnosia — according to the Prosopagnosia Research Center, is a result of neurodevelopmental impairments that prevent the brain from developing the ability to recognize faces.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2022
Those with prosopagnosia can typically identify emotion on a face and judge the person's gender, age and attractiveness.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
What is prosopagnosia?
—CBS News, 8 July 2022
Now an odd new neurologic symptom has been documented for the first time: prosopagnosia.
—Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 14 Mar. 2023
People with autism have a two- or three-fold higher chance of also having prosopagnosia compared to the general population.
—Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2023
Developmental prosopagnosia can be hereditary and can sometimes go unnoticed in those who have it because they were born with the disorder.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 8 July 2022
People with prosopagnosia, or face blindness, typically avoid social interactions and can develop social anxiety disorder.
—Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 7 July 2022
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prosopagnosia
noun
pros·op·ag·no·sia
ˌpräs-əp-ag-ˈnō-zhə
: a form of visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize faces
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