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prosopagnosia

A neurological condition characterised by the inability to recognise faces, also known as face blindness. Patients can often identify objects and even perceive individual facial features like eyes or mouths, but cannot synthesise them into a recognisable identity. It provides a key contrast to Capgras delusion, as prosopagnosia affects conscious identification while often sparing the unconscious emotional response.

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