FACING THE BEST IN HANDLING PROSOPAGNOSIA : Are compensatory rehabilitation techniques really more effective than remedial ones?

Prosopagnosia, a condition impairing face recognition, poses profound challenges in daily life and social interactions. Remedial techniques seek to restore face recognition skills through training, while compensatory approaches focus on practical strategies. The later ones are often seen as a more practical solution to individuals with prosopagnosia and hence more effective. This review assesses the comparative efficacy of compensatory and remedial interventions for acquired and developmental prosopagnosia. Compensatory methods, particularly for developmental prosopagnosia, improve face recognition skills, but generalisation questions persist. Remedial techniques demonstrate promise, enhancing perceptual skills in both developmental and acquired prosopagnosia. However, their realworld impact remains uncertain. Instead of debating their relative effectiveness, future research should find standardised protocols, evaluate long-term outcomes, and explore training's ecological validity.