perceptual

the inability to identify faces that should be familiar

can tell who your caregivers are so you can be drawn to them for survival

FFG: is found for expertise even when it is activated when facial recognition is being study in people

infants seem to prefer looking at faces over other pattern stimuli

infants show evidence of being able to discriminate between mother and stranger

infants spend more time tracking face-like patterns than scramble ones

Many areas of the brain have been implicated in face recognition but the FFA has received most attention

In both adults and children, activation can be seen in the right FFA during tasks of face recognition

Similar to adults, infants 4 and 9 months show a right hemisphere bias toward processing faces and show less activation in this area when faces are presented upside down

studies find that infants even with a removal of cataracts at 4 months show an inabiltiy to recognize face = very early visual experience is needed for development of face recognition thus, experience doesn't deprive face recognition but the lack of visual info does

 

meaning visual system expect the visual process to happen, thus, face recognition is experience-expectant and if the visual process doesn't happen, recognition cannot be possible

• acquired prosopagnosia
• developmental prosopagnosia (congenital prosopagnosia)

inability to recognized faces as a result of brain damage

inability to recognize faces despite no history of brain damage and intact early visual processing systems

•Chronic anxiety in social situations 

•Feelings of embarrassment, guilt, and failure

•Fear and avoidance of social situations

•Dependence on others

•Restricted social circle

•Limited employment opportunities

•Loss of self-confidence

•Safety Concerns (Children)