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I'm not saying the author doesn't have photographic memory, it's just that it's often simply not the case.
It should be noted that almost all the people that claim to have eidetic memory are full of shit. People who claim that they have eidetic memory, when scientifically tested, are in fact shown to be either lying (simple fraud), using memory techniques (Chess masters can only memorize legal chess boards, they can't chunk random ones) or idiot savants who specialise in specific memory tricks (drawing a skyline/memorizin…
>I do not think I fall into the "eidetic memory" category, although I have a superb photographic memory.
It should be noted that almost all the people that claim to have eidetic memory are full of shit. People who claim that they have eidetic memory, when scientifically tested, are in fact shown to be either lying (simple fraud), using memory techniques (Chess masters can only memorize legal chess boards, they can't chunk random ones) or idiot savants who specialise in specific memory tricks (drawing a skyline/memorizin…
If you read the article, in the first line: > I do not think I fall into the "eidetic memory" category, although I have a superb photographic memory.
> Eidetic memory commonly referred to as photographic memory or total recall, is the ability to recall images, sounds or objects in memory with great precision, and is not acquired through mnemonics.
I had a somewhat atypical memory through early high school. Long story short: I was really, really good at memorizing books without trying to, and could recall them word-for-word, with essentially random access inside the book if you spotted me two sentences to work off of. This also extended to remembering events/conversations/etc in my own life, and they often became "intrusive thoughts." Was anybody hear ever pick…
Sounds very familiar. Out of curiousity, since I've never actually met someone with the same type of experience, do you ever have trouble "shutting your brain off"? e.g. sleep issues, etc.
It should be noted that almost all the people that claim to have eidetic memory are full of shit. People who claim that they have eidetic memory, when scientifically tested, are in fact shown to be either lying (simple fraud), using memory techniques (Chess masters can only memorize legal chess boards, they can't chunk random ones) or idiot savants who specialise in specific memory tricks (drawing a skyline/memorizin…
Two follow up questions: 1) Would it then be safe to conclude that Mozart probably had photographic memory, since he could remember a whole song just by listening to it once ? 2) Do people with photographic memory feel isolated, and if yes, do they suffer from it ? The author hinted at that, but I wonder if there is any kind of general trait there.
The ability to remember music is more like chessmasters being able to remember configurations of the chess board who can remember any chess board configuration but suddenly become like any of us when trying to memorize an impossible configuration. It is, for example, unlikely that Mozard would have had instant recall for Indian music that has many rhythms, 22 tones in an octave and some very different harmonic constr…
I had a somewhat atypical memory through early high school. Long story short: I was really, really good at memorizing books without trying to, and could recall them word-for-word, with essentially random access inside the book if you spotted me two sentences to work off of. This also extended to remembering events/conversations/etc in my own life, and they often became "intrusive thoughts." Was anybody hear ever pick…
I have no idea if I've grown out of it. For specific, focused things, I still have a freaky weird memory. It's handy for API documentation and suchlike.
I had a somewhat atypical memory through early high school. Long story short: I was really, really good at memorizing books without trying to, and could recall them word-for-word, with essentially random access inside the book if you spotted me two sentences to work off of. This also extended to remembering events/conversations/etc in my own life, and they often became "intrusive thoughts." Was anybody hear ever pick…
My memory was never like yours. But I remember it came as a shock to me when I realized that I was now able to re-read a book and enjoy it again without being flooded by my memory of what happened next. I've done a lot of re-reading since. :-)
Brains are weird.