Episode 72: Brad Pitt / Prosopagnosia

Doctor Vs Comedian

Today, the guys discuss the career of the legendary A-lister Brad Pitt (1:21). They talk about his early life and roles. Then they discuss his philanthropy and personal life. Later the guys each list their 3 favourite Brad Pitt roles. Then Ali asks Asif about prosopagnosia, which Brad Pitt diagnosed himself with (33:24). Asif defines what it is (essentially ‘face blindness’) and how you can get it from an acquired brain injury. Asif then discusses the other developmental form which you can be born with and how the disorder may be more common than people think.

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Show Notes:

• Brad Pitt opens up his dream world: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/brad-pitt-interview-2022/amp
• What Is Prosopagnosia, a Condition That Causes ‘Face Blindness’? https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/06/well/mind/prosopagnosia-face-blindness.html
• Prosopagnosia: current perspectives: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5398751/
• First report of prevalence of non-syndromic hereditary prosopagnosia (HPA): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16817175/
• Developmental prosopagnosia: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(16)00047-6?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0960982216000476%3Fshowall%3Dtrue#relatedArticles