Help! I have a problem with face recognition. I sometimes cannot remember what people look like.?

Question: I cannot remember people's faces. And sometimes I cannot even remember what my family members,best friends look like. I can recognize them if I see them, of course. But if i am alone and I try to remember what they look like, i can't do it. It's very frustrating when you miss someone and you want to remember the wonderful times you've shared. Anybody know what is going on here? What can I do to overcome this?

Answers:
Prosopagnosia, or face-blindness, is a neurological condition that renders a person incapable of recognizing faces. It is unrelated to the person's ability to see faces. Someone with perfect vision can suffer from prosopagnosia.
In the normal brain there is a center that is dedicated to face recognition. Prosopagnosia arises when that special center becomes damaged or is otherwise unable to perform its function.

If you'd like more info you can look here:
http://www.prosopagnosia.com/

Other Answers:
I do have the same problem. But i think urs is severe. I dont have any idea to overcome this.

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I just saw something a couple of weeks ago on the Today show about this. It is an actualy neurological condition. Perhaps if you look on the Today Show website, you may be able to find it on their archives.

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I do have the poblem.It would be the Dopamin function in the brain is low. try to eat with more nutrition.

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