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The human brain has a remarkable ability to recognize faces and decode identity, emotion, and intent almost instantly. But what happens when that ability breaks down? Our next guest Dr. Brad Duchaine is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College and one of the world's leading researchers on how the brain processes faces. His work focuses on conditions that make it difficult or even impossible for people to recognize familiar faces, including those of close friends and family.
For more information, transcripts, and all episodes, please visit https://thisisyourbrain.com
For more about Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, please visit https://neurosurgery.weillcornell.org
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The human brain has a remarkable ability to recognize faces and decode identity, emotion, and intent almost instantly. But what happens when that ability breaks down? Our next guest Dr. Brad Duchaine is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College and one of the world's leading researchers on how the brain processes faces. His work focuses on conditions that make it difficult or even impossible for people to recognize familiar faces, including those of close friends and family.
For more information, transcripts, and all episodes, please visit https://thisisyourbrain.com
For more about Weill Cornell Medicine Neurological Surgery, please visit https://neurosurgery.weillcornell.org

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