Futureproof Gold: Face Blindness & Super Recognition

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

English - March 07, 2023 07:30 - 21 minutes - 20 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
Science radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Do facial expressions influence our emotional state?

Next Episode: Futureproof Extra: Ireland's first solar-powered racing car

This is a special episode on 'Face Blindness' & 'Super Recognition' featuring Fiona Newell, Professor of Experimental Psychology at the Trinity Institute of Neurosciences, and Meike Ramon, Cognitive Neuroscientist and Assistant Professor at the University of Fribourg.

Together they explore 'Prosopagnosia' aka "Face Blindness", a neurological disorder characterised by the inability to recognize faces.

First aired on May 25th, 2021