The research a decade ago around face visualisation and recognition was indicating that the neural pathways and areas surrounding the ability differed from the

The research a decade ago around face visualisation and recognition was indicating that the neural pathways and areas surrounding the ability differed from the pathways used for visualising/recognising non-facial objects. I don't know where the research stands today - I haven't kept up for it. I remember being utterly astonished when I learned that other people had a seemingly magical ability to instantly recognise people - especially over time - which I lacked. Discovering I had developmental prosopagnosia was both a revelation and a relief!