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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PROSOPAGNOSIA

From Greek prosōpon face + agnosia.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PROSOPAGNOSIA

prosopagnosia  [ˌprɒsəpæɡˈnəʊszɪə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROSOPAGNOSIA

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Prosopagnosia is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROSOPAGNOSIA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Prosopagnosia

Prosopagnosia, also called face blindness, is a cognitive disorder of face perception where the ability to recognize faces is impaired, while other aspects of visual processing and intellectual functioning remain intact. The term originally referred to a condition following acute brain damage, but a congenital or developmental form of the disorder also exists, which may affect up to 2.5% of the population. The specific brain area usually associated with prosopagnosia is the fusiform gyrus, which activates specifically in response to faces. The functionality of the fusiform gyrus allows most people to recognize faces in more detail than they do similarly complex inanimate objects. For those with prosopagnosia, the new method for recognizing faces depends on the less-sensitive object recognition system. The right hemisphere fusiform gyrus is more often involved in familiar face recognition than the left. It remains unclear whether the fusiform gyrus is only specific for the recognition of human faces or if it is also involved in highly trained visual stimuli. There are two types of prosopagnosia: acquired and congenital.

Definition of prosopagnosia in the English dictionary

The definition of prosopagnosia in the dictionary is an inability to recognize faces.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROSOPAGNOSIA


ambrosia
æmˈbrəʊzɪə
anaesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
Anastasia
ˌænəˈstɑːzɪə
Andalusia
ˌændəˈluːzɪə
anesthesia
ˌænɪsˈθiːzɪə
Australasia
ˌɒstrəˈleɪzɪə
dysplasia
dɪsˈpleɪzɪə
easier
ˈiːzɪə
euthanasia
ˌjuːθəˈneɪzɪə
fantasia
fænˈteɪzɪə
Hosea
həʊˈzɪə
hyperplasia
ˌhaɪpəˈplæzɪə
Indonesia
ˌɪndəʊˈniːzɪə
Malaysia
məˈleɪzɪə
Micronesia
ˌmaɪkrəʊˈniːzɪə
nausea
ˈnɔːzɪə
nazir
ˈnɑːzɪə
osier
ˈəʊzɪə
symposia
sɪmˈpəʊzɪə
Tunisia
tjuːˈnɪzɪə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROSOPAGNOSIA

prosocial
prosodial
prosodian
prosodic
prosodical
prosodically
prosodist
prosody
prosoma
prosomal
prosomata
prosopographer
prosopographical
prosopographically
prosopography
prosopon
prosopopeia
prosopopeial
prosopopoeia
prosopopoeial

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROSOPAGNOSIA

abrosia
afrormosia
agnosia
amnesia
Asia
Bahasa Indonesia
cassia
celosia
Central Asia
French Polynesia
fuchsia
Leukosia
Levkosia
Nicosia
ossia
Persia
Polynesia
Russia
Southeast Asia
topagnosia

Synonyms and antonyms of prosopagnosia in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «prosopagnosia» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROSOPAGNOSIA

Find out the translation of prosopagnosia to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of prosopagnosia from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «prosopagnosia» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

面孔失认症
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

prosopagnosia
570 millions of speakers

English

prosopagnosia
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

prosopagnosia
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

عمه تعرف الوجوه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Прозопагнозия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

prosopagnosia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

prosopagnosia
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prosopagnosie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Prosopagnosia
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Prosopagnosie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

相貌失認
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

prosopagnosia
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Prosopagnosia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

prosopagnosia
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

prosopagnosia
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रॉस्पेग्नॉशिया
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

prosopagnosia
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prosopagnosia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prozopagnozja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прозопагнозія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

prosopagnozie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

προσωπαγνωσία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

prosopagnosia
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prosopagnosia
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

prosopagnosia
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of prosopagnosia

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSOPAGNOSIA»

The term «prosopagnosia» is very widely used and occupies the 16.189 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROSOPAGNOSIA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about prosopagnosia

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROSOPAGNOSIA»

Discover the use of prosopagnosia in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to prosopagnosia and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding Facial Recognition Difficulties in Children: ...
This book offers specific, practical information for parents, teachers, child psychologists, and anyone else who wishes to support the learning and development of a child with a facial recognition disorder.
Nancy Mindick, 2011
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A Test of the Coordinate Relations Hypothesis: Is ...
The coordinate relations hypothesis correctly predicted the results of all of the experiments.
Glenn Eric Casner, 2006
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A Dictionary of Neurological Signs
Prosopagnosia P Propulsion - see FESTINANT GAIT, FESTINATION; POSTURAL REFLEXES Prosopagnosia Prosopagnosia is a form of visual agnosia characterized by an inability to recognize previously known human faces or equivalent ...
A.J. Larner, 2010
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Brain Circuits and Functions of the Mind: Essays in Honor of ...
These authors present a convincing account of the clinical picture of prosopagnosia, pointing out, for example, that whereas the patient with this condition may describe more or less adequately the appearance of the face of someone well ...
Roger Wolcott Sperry, Colwyn B. Trevarthern, 1990
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The Whole is Created by the Sum of which Parts? Using ...
Additional evidence for two dissociable recognition systems, one for most basic level object recognition tasks, and one for face recognition comes from neuropsychological studies of patients with a visual disorder known as prosopagnosia.
Alexander M. O'Brien, 2007
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Walsh and Hoyt's Clinical Neuro-ophthalmology: The Essentials
It has been suggested that appercep- tive types of prosopagnosia occur with damage to right ventral and dorsal temporo-occipital areas, whereas bilateral ventral temporo-occipital lesions result in an associative or dysmnesic form. Almost all ...
Nancy J. Newman, Neil R. Miller, Valérie Biousse, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Special Education
For example, a young patient who developed prosopagnosia was puzzled as to why all the actors on a favorite television program had been changed. The faces no longer looked familiar to her, nor could she recognize particular characters by  ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
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Asperger Syndrome: Natural Steps Toward a Better Life
But prosopagnosia, like Asperger, seems to affect each person in a slightly different way. If it were a specific neural pathway, most people with face blindness would have more similar symptoms. More importantly, if it were a specific neural ...
Suzanne C. Lawton, 2007
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Prosopagnosia: When All Faces Look the Same
This compact, yet comprehensive account of the cognitive and neural mechanisms of human face recognition covers the key neuroimaging techniques for investigating the brain and the clinical and neural features of prosopagnosia, the inability ...
Davide Rivolta, 2013
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You Don't Look Like Anyone I Know: A True Story of Family, ...
A "poignant" (Boston Globe) family memoir that gives new meaning to hindsight, insight, and forgiveness Heather Sellers is face-blind—that is, she has prosopagnosia, a rare neurological condition that describes the inability to recognize ...
Heather Sellers, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROSOPAGNOSIA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term prosopagnosia is used in the context of the following news items.
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What It's Like to Be Profoundly Face-Blind
Prosopagnosia is a neuropsychological condition that impairs the sufferer's ability to recognize faces. It's also known as face-blindness, and those who are ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Will Daniel Galera's Blood-Drenched Beard be a breakout moment …
In a 2010 essay for The New Yorker called “Face-Blind,” Oliver Sacks described his experiences as a sufferer of prosopagnosia, a neurological condition that ... «The Globe and Mail, Feb 15»
3
Daniel Devlin suffers from rare condition that means he struggles to …
The 46-year-old suffers from prosopagnosia, also known as face-blindness, which means he has problems remembering faces. The painter, from London, has ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
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Society grant helps to raise awareness of prosopagnosia
A breakfast roundtable event at the House of Commons has called for greater public and professional awareness of the condition prosopagnosia, also known as ... «The British Psychological Society, Jun 14»
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Take This Handy Test To See How Well You Recognize Faces
It's estimated that 2% of the world's population suffers from face blindness, or prosopagnosia, a neurological condition preventing people from recognizing faces. «Business Insider, Apr 14»
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A face is not a fish
Using tests conducted with patients suffering from prosopagnosia, or “face blindness,” Harvard and Dartmouth researchers have taken a step toward resolving ... «Harvard Gazette, Mar 14»
7
Face blindness: Seeing but not seeing
David has prosopagnosia. People with this condition can see the eyes, the nose, and the mouth, what is known as the context - but they cannot see them as a ... «BBC News, Oct 13»
8
What is face blindness?
For people with prosopagnosia, this is part of everyday life. Prosopagnosia, or face blindness, is an incurable neurological disorder that impairs the ability to ... «Mother Nature Network, Sep 13»
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The Neurological Explanation for Superman's Lousy Clark Kent …
Prosopagnosia is a brain disorder that severely limits a person's ability to recognize and remember faces. But just faces. Other areas of visual perception remain ... «The Slatest, Jun 13»
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Do you have prosopagnosia (face blindness), or are you just rude?
In a recent interview with Esquire magazine, Pitt revealed that he believes he has prosopagnosia, a medical condition which makes it almost impossible for him ... «MetroNews Canada, May 13»

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