title: Semantic information can facilitate covert face recognition in congenital prosopagnosia.
abstract: People with congenital prosopagnosia have never developed the ability to accurately recognize faces. This single case investigation systematically investigates covert and overt face recognition in "C.," a 69 year-old woman with congenital prosopagnosia. Specifically, we: (a) describe the first assessment of covert face recognition in congenital prosopagnosia using multiple tasks; (b) show that semantic information can contribute to covert recognition; and (c) provide a theoretical explanation for the mechanisms underlying covert face recognition.
authors.affiliation: Macquarie University-MACCS, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. drivolta@maccs.mq.edu.au
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rivolta
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Schmalzl
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coltheart
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Palermo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003463:Cues; D005145:Face; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007361:Intelligence Tests; D007858:Learning; D009275:Names; D009483:Neuropsychological Tests; D009949:Orientation; D020238:Prosopagnosia / Q000151:congenital* / Q000523:psychology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D011930:Reaction Time / Q000502:physiology; D021641:Recognition, Psychology / Q000502:physiology*; D014787:Vision Tests; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology