User:Believer in chris/Chris and perception/Sandbox

Facial Blindness
Facial blindness, also known as [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosopagnosia Prosopagnosia], is a cognitive disorder that inhibits the ability to recognize familiar faces. Sometimes including one's own. There are two types of facial blindness: "acquired" and "congenital". The cause of facial blindness is caused when the fusiform gyrus and surrounding area is damaged. As the fusiform gyrus plays a key part in one's brain in [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareidolia recognizing faces] against other complex objects. While congenital, or developed facial blindness, comes from a lack of socializing which prevents one from distinguishing facial features. Causing facial blindness to be common amongst those affected with autism and social anxiety.

Though never formally diagnosed, it's fairly certain Chris is unable to differentiate or remember faces. The earliest, and most obvious example, is the troll persona Blanca Weiss. When Chris requested a photo to prove her legitimacy. The trolling group FCTC originally sent photos of a fair skinned brunette. As time went on. Possibly on a whim, the trolling group had decided to change Blanca's identity. Now portrayed as a tan skinned Asian woman. Chris being unable to recall Blanca's previous incarnations kept the view of Blanca as a true and honest sweetheart.

Another troll, Emily Schifflet would play the role of several characters in Christory, realizing that Chris could not recognize her face. As seen in the quote below.

Chris may even be unable to recognize himself. Instead of accepting the person in the mirror. He would rather choose his own fabrication of reality. It could be why Chris is very adamant against being shown as unhealthy, fat, and less than handsome. As his perception is the honest and true interpretation of reality. Due to Chris's delusions he has sometimes claimed he resembles certain people when he sees fit. Such as Billy Mays or Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

Audial blindness
Of course when hearing a familiar voice wouldn't that raise suspicion? It's believed Chris also suffers from [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonagnosia Phonagnosia]. The inability to recognize or differentiate voices. The most prime example is when Bluespike would call Chris pretending to be both Julay and Max. The egregious part is that Bluespike would barely change the pitch or tone between the characters. Sometimes he would speak normally throughout the entire conversation. Lars, who is played by Alec Benson Leary, is another person that Chris failed to recognized. His tone deafness is the main contributor to Chris's inability to recognize voices.