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'''Ken Nakayama''' is the Edgar Pierce [[Professor]] of [[Psychology]] at the [[Department of Psychology]], [[Harvard University]]. He is best known for his work on [[prosopagnosia]], an inability to recognize faces. |
'''Ken Nakayama''' is the Edgar Pierce [[Professor]] of [[Psychology]] at the [[Department of Psychology]], [[Harvard University]]. He is best known for his work on [[prosopagnosia]], an inability to recognize faces. |
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He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Haverford College]] and [[PhD]] from [[UCLA]]. From |
He received his [[Bachelor of Arts|BA]] from [[Haverford College]] and [[PhD]] from [[UCLA]]. From 1971 to [[1990]], he was at the [[Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute]] in [[San Francisco]]. Since then, he has been faculty at Harvard University. He helped in the formation of [[Vision Sciences Society]] and was its president until recently. He is on the present VSS board as an Emeritus member. |
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* [http://www.faceblind.org Official site for Nakayama's lab] |
* [http://www.faceblind.org Official site for Nakayama's lab] |
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Revision as of 17:58, 19 August 2007
Ken Nakayama is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology, Harvard University. He is best known for his work on prosopagnosia, an inability to recognize faces.
He received his BA from Haverford College and PhD from UCLA. From 1971 to 1990, he was at the Smith Kettlewell Eye Research Institute in San Francisco. Since then, he has been faculty at Harvard University. He helped in the formation of Vision Sciences Society and was its president until recently. He is on the present VSS board as an Emeritus member.
External links
- "Do I Know You?" - article about Nakayama's work in TIME
- "When Faces Have No Name" - article about Nakayama's work in The Boston Globe
- Personal site
- Official site for Nakayama's lab