How Face Blindness Works

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There’s a kind of bird that lots of people think is a real jerk. And it kind of is. But in the brown-headed cowbird’s defense, it’s just evolved that way. Find out why it has such a bad reputation among bird lovers in this Short Stuff.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor ...  Show more

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

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. 

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

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