How Face Blindness Works

How Face Blindness Works

Up next

Selects: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Gin

If there's one thing we've learned about Chuck over the years it's that he loves his gin. And he loves it even more now that understands it. Pour yourself a martini and cozy up to the classic gin-cast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Caterpillars: Nature's Magicians

Caterpillars are simply the best. Don't think so? Well listen in and you'll soon agree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Recommended Episodes

How Do You Recognize a Face?
Chasing Life

Imagine not being able to recognize the people you see every single day; your coworkers, your friends, your loved ones. “Prosopagnosia,” or “face blindness,” as it’s commonly known, is a disorder that impacts about 1 in 50 people, and some may not even know about it. They may go ...  Show more

Sole Survivor
Aaron Mahnke's Cabinet of Curiosities

Human behavior is often a source of curious observation. Today's tour will help you see how that's never not true.Join our Patreon for ad-free episodes!: https://www.patreon.com/grimandmildSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Comment mieux reconnaître un visage ?
Choses à Savoir CERVEAU

La capacité de dire si l’individu en face de nous est une personne que nous avons déjà croisée ou un total inconnu apparaît comme un élément essentiel dans le contact avec les autres. Si de nombreuses études se sont intéressées à la manière dont le cerveau décode et traite spécif ...  Show more

Why is it difficult to speak while looking into someone’s eyes?
You'll Die Smarter

You may have noticed that maintaining eye contact while speaking can be difficult, even though verbal processing seems like it should be independent. Still, many people frequently look away from their conversers while chatting. So is there an interference between the two processe ...  Show more