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[prepare4trouble]

New Scientist has an article about face blindness. And it's the cover story. How cool is that? Huh, this is the second time I've picked up the stuff that's come through the letter box and found an article about me. Hee!

In other news, I'm getting all re-obsessed with Numb3rs. Oh dear.

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[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

Face blindness. Probably showing my ignorance here, but am I right in thinking that's when people can't recognise someones facial expressions, so all they read is a blank face.

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Some people have that problem as well, there are many different kinds, but what it is is not being able to recognise faces. Like, if I went in town and bumped into someone I know from work, I wouldn't necessarily have any idea who it was. If I saw them as work I probably would becuase I'd expect them to be there. Eh, it's hard to explain.

If you're interested, there's a few pages online about it. My favourite is this one the top link, prosopagnosia and stones is a really good demonstration.

[lil-banik-slave.livejournal.com]

Woh. I had never heard of that before. Must make things difficult at times.

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Can do. Mostly it's annoying becuase people assume I'm being rude and blanking them when I don't say hi! But there's coping strategies to get around it. The real problems are for people who develop it as adults rather than being born with it, like through head injurys and stuff.

Actually, I started an Atlantis fic a bit ago where that happened to Sheppard. Abandoned it for now though.

[dawn82.livejournal.com]

Yeah I was also wondering what that was?

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

It's what it's called if you can't recognise faces. I find it impossible to recognise people using only their faces, I rely mostly on hair, clothes, body shape and where people are. It's very hard to explain, but there are a few websites that are really good. Check out the first link on this page, it's a really good demonstration of what it's like. Kind of.

[poip0001.livejournal.com]

hey u, I had no idea u had to go through that sometimes, u seem to handle it well, i can imagine it must be hard sometimes.

[prepare4trouble.livejournal.com]

Not something I advertise, but not a major problem. Still, if I happen to blank you some time, say hi and tell me who you are! :)

[poip0001.livejournal.com]

No worries, i dont think thats happened yet as u seem to know me at spiders or tonys house, but if u look a little confused as who i am i'll be sure to tell u its Andy, the guy called poip!! :0)