oliver saks may be a world-famous neurologist. but there s one simple thing, something important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that s to recognize a face. even a famous one. this one. soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. but i i don t know who it is. sometimes i fail to recognize myself. even yourself? yes, i have occasionally started apologizing to a clumsy bearded man, only to realize that this is a mirror. he s face-blind. it s a rare and incurable condition that he s had since birth. saks suspects it s genetic since his brother suffers from the same condition. he can see each facial feature just fine, but putting it all together, that s the problem. how about this picture? that is very beautiful. a model or an actress. well, i suppose one thinks of marilyn monroe. i m curious. you re looking at me right now. can you describe what you re
this, actor brad pitt told esquire magazine that he s so terrible at remembering faces that he wants to be tested to see if he has a condition known as face blindness. it may sound odd to you, i can tell you it s a real disorder. i had a chance to explore this with a famous neurologist, dr. oliver saks, who suffers from severe face blindness. oliver saks may be a world-famous neurologist. but there s one simple thing, something important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that s to recognize a face. even a famous one. this one. soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. but i, i don t know who it is. sometimes i fail to recognize myself. even yourself? yes, i have occasionally started apologizing to a, a clumsy bearded man, only to