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Oliver saks may be a world-famous neurologist. but there's one simple thing, something important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that's to recognize a face. even a famous one. >> this one. soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. but i -- i don't know who it is. sometimes i fail to recognize myself. >> even yourself? >> yes, i have occasionally started apologizing to a clumsy bearded man, only to realize that this is a mirror. >> he's face-blind. it's a rare and incurable condition that he's had since birth. saks suspects it's genetic since his ...

Important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that's to recognize a face. even a famous one. >> this one? >> soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. but i don't know who it is. >> sometimes i fail to recognize myself. >> even yourself? >> yes, i have occasionally started apologizing to a clumsy bearded man only to realize this is a mirror. >> he's face blind. it's a rare and incurable condition he's had since birth. he suspects it's genetic since his brother suffers from the same condition. he can see each facial feature just fine, but putting it a...

Matters of health now. a surprising revelation from actor brad pitt. the actor says he thinks he may have faced blindness and he plans to get tested for the disorder. he says even having a real conversation with someone doesn't help him remember faces. what must it be like living with face blindness? sanjay gupta talks with a man diagnosed with that condition. >> oliver sax may be a world famous neurologist, but there is one simple thing, something important, something most of us take for granted that he can barely do at all. that's to recognize a face. even a famous one. >> what about this ...

I interviewed him about this. his is so profound that he has a hard time recognizing his own face even in the mirror. take a look, i talked to him specifically about this. take a listen. take this one. soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. i don't know who it is. >> you can see how he looks for clu clu clues to try and piece together who somebody is. >> when you look at the case of brad pitt and he's married to one of the most stunning women in the world, you're saying it's possible he may not even recognize or be able to tell who his own wife is, angelina jolee, when she walks ...

Face even in the mirror. take a look, i talked to him specifically about this. take a listen. take this one. soft focus. the owner of this face is looking tough. i don't know who it is. >> you can see how he looks for clues to try and piece together who somebody is. when you look at the case of brad pitt and he's married to one of the most stunning women in the world, you're saying it's possible he may not even recognize or be able to tell who his own wife is, angelina jolee, when she walks into a room. >> i'm really fascinated by this.