Wondrous Words



Every act of perception, is to some degree an act of creation, and every act of memory is to some degree an act of imagination.
Happy 81st birthday, Oliver Sacks! The author of popular case studies of neurological disorders actually suffers from a disorder of his own—prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness.Goodreads.com

definition

  Prosopagnosia is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces.  Prosopagnosia is also known as face blindness or facial agnosia.  The term prosopagnosia comes from the Greek words for “face” and “lack of knowledge.”   Depending upon the degree of impairment, some people with prosopagnosia may only have difficulty recognizing a familiar face; others will be unable to discriminate between unknown faces, while still others may not even be able to distinguish a face as being different from an object.  Some people with the disorder are unable to recognize their own face.  Prosopagnosia is not related to memory dysfunction, memory loss, impaired vision, or learning disabilities.http://bermudaonion.net

Comments

bermudaonion said…
I've heard of that but didn't know its name. It must be awful to live with something like that.
DNAPL said…
Oh - Happy Birthday Oliver Sacks from me too ! I really have to read more of his books (eek!)
Margot said…
I think that would be an awful disorder to have. I love the GoodReads Quote of the Day and it looks like you do too.
Anonymous said…
Interesting, never heard of it.
Hilary said…
I have never heard of this either...
Tea said…
Thanks for stopping by.

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