http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=making-scents-of-sounds-n

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Genetic Basis For Recognizing Faces

Why is it that some of us (for better or for worse) remember everyone we see, when others of us can't recognize our mother's when we see them? Supposedly we know a little more about that now (article below).
Perhaps in part ralted to the mysterious disorder called "face blindess" or Prosopagnosia?

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ScienceDaily (Dec. 22, 2007) — A new study of twins indicates that the genetic foundation for the brain's ability to recognize faces and places is much stronger than for other objects, such as words. The results, which appear in the December 19 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, are some of the first evidence demonstrating the role of genetics in assigning these functions to specific regions of the brain.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/12/071218192044.htm