On Dec 24, 2011, at 4:50 AM, James Young wrote: > I've never been tested for an eidetic memory, but I don't think I'm anywhere > near that level. I don't use mnemonic devices much and remember the bulk of > what I read, hear, or see, but it's not perfect recall and don't ask me what > people were wearing because I never notice (I do generally recall the > weather). > > -James
True eidetic memory is very rare. I think there are something like 36 people currently alive in the US who have been discovered to have it. Most of them wish they didn't. There are a lot of people with different kinds of exceptional memories like hyperthymesia, where a person can recall what day of the week it was from a calander date, what they were wearing that day, what they had for their meals, etc. It's more person centered and doesn't extend to things like text of what they've read, or lyrics of songs heard, etc. There are other types of enhanced memories, usually falling into one of two categories, knowing or remembering, eidetic is both to the max. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
