Face recognition brain tissues continue to grow into adulthood, study finds

Unlike other brain regions, which are fully formed in early life, tissue responsible for telling faces apart keeps expanding after childhood

The lumps of human brain tissue that help us tell one face from another grow all the way into adulthood, according to scientists who made the surprise discovery.

Until now it was thought that brain tissue growth halted in early life, with the organ adapting in later life by tweaking the connections between its neurons.