‘I Didn’t Even Recognize My Own Boyfriend’: Understanding Prosopagnosia, the Condition of Face Blindness

“I didn’t even recognize my own boyfriend”: After being diagnosed with ‘prosopagnosia,’ also known as ‘face blindness,’ BBC science presenter Carolyn Steel has shared her personal experience with this condition. Individuals affected by prosopagnosia find it difficult to recognize others’ faces. Sometimes, they may even fail to recognize close family members and loved ones.