From people with a condition called prosopagnosia (more commonly known as face blindness)who struggle to recognise familiar faces of friends and family, to the 'super-recognisers' who could play key roles in policing and security, Professor Sarah Bate's work and research explores both ends of the face processing spectrum.

We spoke to Sarah to find out more about facial recognition and whether these skills can be learnt or improved.

Find out more at: http://www.prosopagnosiaresearch.org