It’s normal to forget names and faces. I have yet to meet a person who can recall every person he has met. Normally though, we often have recollections of faces we have encountered and simply forget the names. It’s an entirely different story for people with prosopagnosia.
Prosopagnosia is also known as face blindness and is a disorder in which a person has problems recognizing faces. Individuals with this condition may suffer in varying degrees. Severely afflicted people however may not be able to recognize family, friends and even themselves. In some cases, a person may even find it hard to differentiate between faces and objects.
Prosopagnosia may be caused by severe head injuries or it may run in the family.
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Don't you think this is difficult to diagnose? How would you know the person has problems recognizing faces of objects when we can't see what the person is really seeing...
Although i have been asking this question silently, whether what i am seeing is exactly the same as other people were seeing... that when i look at a red object, it's the same red they are seeing... hehehe... could it be that their red is my green... hahahaha!!!
hahaha. i think in that case, the problem would be on color recognition. hehe.
i think you may be partly referring to the question of perspective. there are visual illusions that are clearly ambiguous and will therefore depend on individual perception.
prosopagnosia is different though. some people affected with this condition may not even be able to recognize family members and themselves.
i studied this condition while i was still in college majoring in psychology. i guess for us, it would be difficult to determine if the person has it. i suppose a thorough diagnosis by a psychology or medical expert would be in order?
thanks for dropping by elyong :)
i agree. Not all people can recognize face easily..