Developmental prosopagnosia (DP) is characterised by difficulties recognising face identities and is associated with diverse co-occurring object recognition difficulties. The high co-occurrence rate and heterogeneity of associated difficulties in DP is an intrinsic feature of developmental conditions, where co-occurrence of difficulties is the rule, rather than the exception. However, despite its name, cognitive and neural theories of DP rarely consider the developmental context in which these difficulties occur. This leaves a large gap in our understanding of how DP emerges in light of the developmental trajectory of face recognition. Here, we argue that progress in the field requires re-considering the developmental origins of differences in face recognition abilities, rather than studying the end-state alone. In practice, considering development in DP necessitates a re-evaluation of current approaches in recruitment, design, and analyses.

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发育性面容失认症与发育有何关系？

发育性面容失认症（DP）的特点是识别面部身份困难，并与多种同时发生的物体识别困难相关。 DP 中相关困难的高共现率和异质性是发育条件的固有特征，其中困难的共现是规则，而不是例外。然而，尽管有其名称，DP 的认知和神经理论很少考虑这些困难发生的发展背景。这使得我们对于人脸识别的发展轨迹如何出现DP的理解存在很大差距。在这里，我们认为该领域的进展需要重新考虑人脸识别能力差异的发展起源，而不是仅仅研究最终状态。在实践中，考虑到 DP 的发展，有必要重新评估当前的招募、设计和分析方法。