MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Cortex. 2024 Apr;173:333-338. doi: 10.1016/j.cortex.2024.02.006. Epub 2024 Feb 23.
Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is characterised by difficulties recognising face identities and is associated with diverse co-occurring object recognition difficulties. The high co-occurrence rate and heterogeneity of associated difficulties in DP is an intrinsic feature of developmental conditions, where co-occurrence of difficulties is the rule, rather than the exception. However, despite its name, cognitive and neural theories of DP rarely consider the developmental context in which these difficulties occur. This leaves a large gap in our understanding of how DP emerges in light of the developmental trajectory of face recognition. Here, we argue that progress in the field requires re-considering the developmental origins of differences in face recognition abilities, rather than studying the end-state alone. In practice, considering development in DP necessitates a re-evaluation of current approaches in recruitment, design, and analyses.
发展性面孔失认症（DP）的特征是难以识别面孔身份，并且与各种伴发的物体识别困难有关。在发展性条件下，DP 中伴发困难的高发生率和异质性是其内在特征，在这种情况下，伴发困难是常态，而非例外。然而，尽管其名称如此，DP 的认知和神经理论很少考虑这些困难出现的发展背景。这使得我们对 DP 如何根据人脸识别的发展轨迹出现的理解存在很大的差距。在这里，我们认为，要想在该领域取得进展，就需要重新考虑人脸识别能力差异的发展起源，而不仅仅是研究最终状态。实际上，在 DP 中考虑发展需要重新评估当前的招募、设计和分析方法。
