Have you ever introduced yourself to someone, only to be told that you've met at such-and-such a place or at such-and-such a time? It's pretty embarrassing for you and it can even make the forgotten person feel pretty lousy as well. This has no-doubt happened to most people in their lives, but only a few people can say that it has happened to them with their family members, friends, or even themselves! I was very interested in the disorder called PROSOPAGNOSIA which we learned about in lecture, and so I decided to learn more. There are two types of prosopagnosia; developmental and acquired. Acquired prosopagnosia usually happens after a brain injury or stroke has occurred whereas developmental prosopagnosia is comparable to being color-blind, where the person doesn't realize they have the condition until they are tested. I was interested in this disorder after seeing the video clip in lecture of the woman who didn't recognize a picture of her mother (even one that she took herself) and she also didn't recognize a picture of herself. I think the part where she didn't recognize that the picture in front of her was actually her, was the weirdest part. I cannot imagine looking in the mirror and not recognizing the person that I see in the mirror. I think that it would be very hard if a loved one had this psychological disorder because it would be hard to not be offended every time the other person looks at you like a stranger.
Can you imagine living in a world where each person that you came in contact with is a stranger at first glance?
I find this disorder to be very sad. All disorders are sad, but because this one has such a huge impact on intimate parts of life it seems eve more sad to me. I can't help but wonder how someone lives without recognizing faces. How can you ever truly know someone if you don't know their face?
I also find this disorder to be very sad. I find it similar to Alzheimer's in the notion that you don't recognize your family and friends. However, with prosopagnosia, you're not losing your mind completely, so you are aware of the fact that the people you do not recognize feel pretty lousy about it.
I also found this disorder to be very interesting when we heard about it in class. Its embarrassing not remembering someone once in a while, but having this happen all the time would really take a tole on my emotional state. People with this disorder can sometimes look at other items, to remember a person. Just like in the video when she recognized some girl from some of her jewelry. It would be interesting to talk to someone who knows of a person with this disorder.
I cannot even imagine how hard life would be for people with this disorder.. To me, it would just be devastating to have this disease, because life would just be too hard. Though this is sort of off topic, this reminds me of the movie "50 First Dates." Though the movie was a comedy, this sort of disease is no laughing manner on a very emotional manner. I cannot even imagine what not only the people with prosopagnosia have to go through, but also their family. It's just devastating...
When I learned about Prosopagnosia several weeks ago, it catched my eyes! Actually, I had never heard about it and I coudln't understand the phenomenon. However, After learning about the structure of the brain and the functions, I became understanding about it, but it's still so amazing fact for me. How about you? Thank you for your more specific information about the part.
I agree with your thinking. it is daunting to live a life where everyone around you is a stranger to you,and even you are a stranger to yourself. This disorder is caused by brain damage. And your point about the unfortunate loss of a person with this disorder tells us how important the brain is for us. it controls everything in our life, all the everyday actions and abilities that we take for granted. Everything we do is controlled by our brain and the smallest harm to it gravely affects our life. Prosopagnosia as you say, does have a grave effect on the lives of the people who suffer this disorder. it makes us wonder about how crucial and complex the brain's functions are to an individual's daily life.
I agree with your thinking. it is daunting to live a life where everyone around you is a stranger to you,and even you are a stranger to yourself. This disorder is caused by brain damage. And your point about the unfortunate loss of a person with this disorder tells us how important the brain is for us. it controls everything in our life, all the everyday actions and abilities that we take for granted. Everything we do is controlled by our brain and the smallest harm to it gravely affects our life. Prosopagnosia as you say, does have a grave effect on the lives of the people who suffer this disorder. it makes us wonder about how crucial and complex the brain's functions are to an individual's daily life.
I agree with your thinking. it is daunting to live a life where everyone around you is a stranger to you,and even you are a stranger to yourself. This disorder is caused by brain damage. And your point about the unfortunate loss of a person with this disorder tells us how important the brain is for us. it controls everything in our life, all the everyday actions and abilities that we take for granted. Everything we do is controlled by our brain and the smallest harm to it gravely affects our life. Prosopagnosia as you say, does have a grave effect on the lives of the people who suffer this disorder. it makes us wonder about how crucial and complex the brain's functions are to an individual's daily life.
I agree with your thinking. It is daunting to live a life where everyone around you is a stranger to you,and even you are a stranger to yourself. This disorder is caused by brain damage. And your point about the unfortunate loss of a person with this disorder tells us how important the brain is for us. It controls everything in our life, all the everyday actions and abilities that we take for granted. Everything we do is controlled by our brain and the smallest harm to it gravely affects our life. Prosopagnosia as you say, does have a grave effect on the lives of the people who suffer this disorder. It makes us wonder about how crucial and complex the brain's functions are to an individual's daily life.
I agree with your thinking. It is daunting to live a life where everyone around you is a stranger to you, and even you are a stranger to yourself. This disorder is caused by brain damage. And your point about the unfortunate loss of a person with this disorder tells us how important the brain is for us. It controls everything in our life, all the everyday actions and abilities that we take for granted. Everything we do is controlled by our brain and the smallest harm to it gravely affects our life. Prosopagnosia as you say, does have a grave effect on the lives of the people who suffer this disorder. Reading your blog made me wonder about how crucial and complex the brain's functions are to an individual's daily life.