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#1146 Brad Duchaine: Face Perception, Prosopagnosia, and Prosopometamorphopsia

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Understanding Face Recognition: Familiarity vs. Challenges

This chapter explores the differences in recognizing familiar versus unfamiliar faces, highlighting the impact of viewing conditions. It discusses the implications for eyewitness identification and introduces variations in individual face recognition abilities, including prosopagnosia. The chapter also examines the psychosocial effects of face recognition difficulties and investigates the neurological underpinnings of these challenges.

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