Holistic face training enhances face processing in developmental prosopagnosia.

ABSTRACT: Prosopagnosia has largely been regarded as an untreatable disorder. However, recent case studies using cognitive training have shown that it is possible to enhance face recognition abilities in individuals with developmental prosopagnosia. Our goal was to determine if this approach could be effective in a larger population of developmental prosopagnosics. We trained 24 developmental prosopagnosics using a 3-week online face-training program targeting holistic face processing. Twelve subjects with developmental prosopagnosia were assessed before and after training, and the other 12 were assessed before and after a waiting period, they then performed the training, and were then assessed again. The assessments included measures of front-view face discrimination, face discrimination with view-

SUBMITTER: DeGutis J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4032098 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature