Test of Famous Faces May Signal Early Onset Dementia

A new study suggests that facial recognition test may help doctors identify individuals who have early dementia. Study participants were shown the faces of of famous personalities like Albert Einstein, Elvis Presley and Oprah Winfrey, and those who had early onset dementia scored significantly worse on the test than those who did not. “In addition to its practical value in helping us identify people with early dementia, this test also may help us understand how the brain works to remember and retrieve its knowledge of words and objects,” one researcher said. Click here to read the full story.