Abstract:Prosopagnosia is a visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize
previously known human faces and to learn new faces. The aim of this study was
to present a forty-six year-old woman with congenital prosopagnosia, and to
discuss the neural bases of perception and recognition of faces. The patients
had a lifetime impairment in recognizing faces of family members, close friends,
and even her own face in photos. She also had impairment in recognizing animals
such as discriminating between cats and dogs… Show more
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