Face Blindness - Prosopagnosia

Authors

  • Rudra Prasad Nath Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.
  • Suman Pratihar Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.
  • Jayanta Kumar Kundu Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Keywords:

Prosopagnosia, Prosophenosia, Face blindness

Abstract

Faces are of utmost importance for human social life. They provide valuable information about the identity, expression, gaze, health and age of a person. Recent face processing models assume highly interconnected neural structures between different temporal, occipital, and frontal brain areas with several feedback loops. A selective deficit in the visual learning and recognition of faces is known as prosopagnosia, which can be found both in acquired and congenital forms. Any neural tissue damage in the face recognition network of the brain can cause prosopagnosia, a condition that can best be defined as a selective impairment of the visual learning and recognition of faces. Recently, a hereditary sub-type of congenital prosopagnosia with a very high prevalence rate of 2.5% has been identified.

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Author Biographies

Rudra Prasad Nath, Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Suman Pratihar, Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Jayanta Kumar Kundu, Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

Molecular Biology Research Unit, Department of Zoology Vidyasagar University, Midnapore -721102. West Bengal, India.

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Published

2010-07-01

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Nath, R. P., Pratihar, S., & Kundu, J. K. (2010). Face Blindness - Prosopagnosia. Advances in BioScience, 1(1), 15–17. Retrieved from https://journals.sospublication.co.in/ab/article/view/12

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