Developmental prosopagnosia and the Benton Facial Recognition Test

The Benton Facial Recognition Test is used for clinical and research purposes, but evidence suggests that it is possible to pass the test with impaired face discrimination abilities. The authors tested 11 patients with developmental prosopagnosia using this test, and a majority scored in the normal...

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Published inNeurology Vol. 62; no. 7; p. 1219
Main Authors Duchaine, Bradley C, Nakayama, Ken
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 13.04.2004
Subjects
Discrimination (Psychology)
Female
Humans
Male
Neuropsychological Tests - standards
Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology
Predictive Value of Tests
Prosopagnosia - diagnosis
Sample Size
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Summary:The Benton Facial Recognition Test is used for clinical and research purposes, but evidence suggests that it is possible to pass the test with impaired face discrimination abilities. The authors tested 11 patients with developmental prosopagnosia using this test, and a majority scored in the normal range. Consequently, scores in the normal range should be interpreted cautiously, and testing should always be supplemented by other face tests.
ISSN:1526-632X
DOI:10.1212/01.WNL.0000118297.03161.B3