“...human beings are very efficient at recognizing faces...”
I never felt that was true of me. I think I’d recognize a photo of someone I know, but I remember looking at the “WANTED” posters in the Post Office and thinking, I could walk right past one of those guys and I’d never recognize him.
My grandmother used to say that she couldn’t tell if something was a drawing or a photo, and I’m not talking about super-realistic drawings either. I could never figure out if she was pulling my leg (a distinct possibility) or not.
I have extremely limited ability to recognize faces. I’m very good with voices. I’m very good at recognizing people by how they walk. I can do body shapes pretty well. These are ways I compensate. But I’ve been known to walk down the sidewalk, look into a reflective window and not know that I’m looking at myself.