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'Super-recognizers' are Scotland Yard's new secret weapon

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[Time Published September 28, 2013 at 01:02AM]

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Scotland Yard has a new secret weapon when it comes to finding suspects: a group of psychological outliers known as "super-recognizers." They've got the ability to a far greater range of faces over much longer periods of time than the average person. The condition is still controversial, but after recent peer-reviewed studies have found evidence for it, London's police force wants to use it to their advantage, employing a squad of super-recognizers to help recognize wanted criminals captured on surveillance feeds. As detective chief inspector Mike Neville says, "When we have an image of an unidentified criminal, I know exactly who to ask."

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[Source: http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/27/4778376/super-recognizers-are-scotland-yards-new-secret-weapon] | Image URL: http://cdn2.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/9041387/london2012img2_640_large.jpg]

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