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New research shows face blindness could affect up to 3% of the population

And now let’s turn to a conversation about a psychological disorder that you may have never heard of before: face blindness, or prosopagnosia.

If you’ve ever met someone at a party who clearly knew who you were but who you didn’t recognize for the life of you, you’ve got an idea of what life is like for people with this condition.

Dr. Joe DeGutis is an associate professor at Harvard Medical School who is studying face blindness. His newest research shows this condition is more common than we might have thought.

The Show spoke with him more about it.

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Lauren Gilger, host of KJZZ's The Show, is an award-winning journalist whose work has impacted communities large and small, exposing injustices and giving a voice to the voiceless and marginalized.