Eidetic memory
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| - | # Pertaining to a [[memory]] or mental image of perfect clarity, as though actually visible; or to a person able to see such memories. | ||
| - | #:*'''1979''': ‘Funny that I should remember it? I have an '''eidetic''' memory for numbers, can't help it. — Kyril Bonfiglioli, ''After You with the Pistol'' (Penguin 2001, p. 276) | ||
| - | #:*'''1993''': '''Eidetic''' images are pictures in the head. They are internal images that have the full force of conventional vision, but which are retained solely in the mind of the eidetiker. — [[Will Self]], ''My Idea of Fun'' | ||
| '''Eidetic memory''', '''photographic memory''', or '''total recall''', is the ability to [[memory|recall]] [[image]]s, [[sounds]], or objects in [[memory]] with extreme accuracy and in seemingly abundant volume. | '''Eidetic memory''', '''photographic memory''', or '''total recall''', is the ability to [[memory|recall]] [[image]]s, [[sounds]], or objects in [[memory]] with extreme accuracy and in seemingly abundant volume. | ||
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Ayumu (chimpanzee)|Ayumu]] - a [[chimpanzee]] whose performance in short-term memory tests is higher than university students | ||
| + | * [[Exceptional memory]] – scientific background to the research into exceptional memory | ||
| + | * [[Hyperthymesia]] – a condition characterised by superior autobiographical memory | ||
| + | * [[Synaptic plasticity]] - ability of the strength of a synapse to change | ||
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Eidetic memory, photographic memory, or total recall, is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme accuracy and in seemingly abundant volume.
See also
- Ayumu - a chimpanzee whose performance in short-term memory tests is higher than university students
- Exceptional memory – scientific background to the research into exceptional memory
- Hyperthymesia – a condition characterised by superior autobiographical memory
- Synaptic plasticity - ability of the strength of a synapse to change
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