Comments on: Faulty connections responsible for inherited face-blindness

By: Neuroskeptic

Neuroskeptic — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:56:17 +0000

Yeah I was going to make the same point – isn’t it possible that the primary problem in these prosopagnosics was elsewhere, and the white matter degeneration us secondary to it? Still a very interesting dataset.
Also, this reminds me of V S Ramachandran’s theory of the Capgras Delusion – the feeling that your loved ones are not really your loved ones but imposters. Namely that it’s caused by a disconnection between the fusiform face area and the amygdala, so the sight of your loved ones no longer produces an emotional response, which the brain rationalises as meaning that they’re not real.

By: J. Scarborough

J. Scarborough — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:09:18 +0000

In both the Control and the CP subject, the right ILF and IFOF is more developed… is that true in infants?; Is development dependant on use? – J

By: Ed Yong

Ed Yong — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:55:54 +0000

No prosopagnosia for you then John! Actually, if I’d thought about it beforehand, I would have photoshopped my altered face onto a piece of toast

By: John S. Wilkins

John S. Wilkins — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:50:29 +0000

Funny, I saw that solarised image in my newsfeed, and before I saw which blog it was from, thought to myself “That looks like Ed Yong.”