Missing the big picture in the faces of others

[image error]RadioLab has an interesting discussion between neurologist Oliver Sacks and artist Chuck Close about their experience of having prosopagnosia - the inability to recognise people by their faces.

The condition is often called 'face blindness' but the discussion gives a great illustration of why the label is so inaccurate because Chuck Close is famous for his detailed and evocative portraits of people's faces.

At this point, it's worth saying that there are various forms of prosopagnosia, an...