Why we can still recognise people in face masks Most of us take this ability to recognise familiar faces for granted Katie Gray, University of Reading Kay Ritchie, University of Lincoln Daniel Smith People find it surprisingly easy to recognise familiar faces behind masks (Image: Getty) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice