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
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Like Sacks, Quinto’s protagonist rides motorcycles; loves ferns and swimming in the rivers of New York City; and has prosopagnosia, or face blindness.
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Max Gao, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
The prosopagnosia hinders Oliver’s ability to forge new relationships, for instance with the four interns under his watch.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
People tend to compensate for prosopagnosia by relying on others, or tricks.
—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
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Max Gao, NBC News, 23 Sep. 2024
The prosopagnosia hinders Oliver’s ability to forge new relationships, for instance with the four interns under his watch.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
People tend to compensate for prosopagnosia by relying on others, or tricks.
—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
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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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