Brad Pitt has shared with his followers that he is grappling with a health condition affecting his ability to recognize people’s faces. The renowned actor suspects that he may have prosopagnosia, a neurological disorder making it challenging for him to identify individuals.

The 58-year-old actor revealed that initially, people were skeptical of his condition, and he is yet to receive an official medical diagnosis. Pitt expressed the difficulty he faces in recognizing the faces of family members and the challenges he encounters in meeting friends, often failing to recognize familiar faces.

Dr. James Galvin, the director of the Comprehensive Brain Health Center at the University of Miami, confirmed that prosopagnosia is a rare condition, affecting approximately 2.5% of individuals. This disorder can become progressively distressing and is linked to Alzheimer’s disease. The fusiform gyrus, a part of the brain responsible for face and object recognition, is affected, leading to difficulties in identifying faces and objects. This damage typically initiates in infancy and evolves over time, often associated with a malfunction in a crucial part of the brain.

In many cases, damage to the right lobes is connected to the deterioration of visual perception. The implications of prosopagnosia extend to professional life, potentially affecting an actor like Pitt, as individuals with this condition find it challenging to participate in movies. Unfortunately, prosopagnosia lacks a definitive solution or treatment. People coping with this disorder often resort to recognizing friends or relatives based on their voice, gait, or skin color—a form of adaptation to navigate daily life in their environment.