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The elusive photographic memory; ever experienced it? Chances are you may have come across it in grandiose Hollywood films<\/b> and television shows<\/b>. Furthermore, the photographic memory is expressed in such a way that it seems both superhuman and abnormal<\/b>!<\/p>\n
The apex of the photographic memory experience<\/b> has been portrayed accurately by characters such as:<\/p>\n \u2026and many more<\/p>\n You know, writers may be writing for fiction but they are heavily influenced by real life events<\/b> that shape their work. They also have the power to release material that is inaccurate; only to be aired. Not only is the photographic memory, itself, is one of those real life events its also one of those inaccuracies that writers write<\/b> about!<\/p>\n Believe it or not\u2026.The phenomenon<\/b> that looks to good to be true\u2026is indeed true. Even worst, the name \u2018photographic\u2019 itself is wrong. At best, it\u2019s inaccurate, and at worst it is deceptive.<\/p>\n The actual, technical and medical term for it is\u2026the Eidetic Memory<\/b>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Despite two different names, if there is a correct term for this real and amazing memory<\/b> then why on earth is it expressed wrong?<\/p>\n The answer lies with people\u2019s personal experiences with visual learning<\/b>, i.e. seeing and absorbing information<\/i> <\/b>via their eyes. Considering that permanent and verbatim recall of information<\/b> is a classic function of eidetic memory, the \u2018photographic\u2019 metaphor was created as to identify with that type of flawless recall and the name stuck.<\/p>\n In both real and scientific terms<\/b>, the eidetic memory does not rely upon visual input but uses the remaining senses of the human body as well.<\/p>\n Therefore the term \u2018photographic<\/b>\u2019 is used interchangeably but loosely.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The typical view in mainstream science<\/b> is that it does not exist<\/i> at all and it is a myth. Take for example, Joshua Foer\u2019s article<\/b> in the magazine, Slate<\/i><\/b>, he promotes the myth theory<\/i> by downplaying past examples of people but without citing any evidence that that perpetuates his views. (slate.com<\/i><\/b>\/articles\/health_and_science\/science\/2006\/04\/kaavya_syndrome.2.html)<\/p>\n One of those is exceptional people<\/b> is Stephen Wiltshire<\/b>, an autistic artist<\/i> \u00a0with a vivid photographic memory, that accurately draws stunning city landscapes<\/b> purely from memory alone. The accuracy in his illustrations is flawless he has been awarded an MBE for his works. (dailymail.co.uk<\/i><\/b>\/news\/article-1223790\/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-York-skyline-memory.html)<\/p>\n Such feats do not lie only with Autism. Recently, an ordinary policeman featured on the news used his \u2018photographic\u2019 memory to identify and capture hundreds of criminals<\/b> over the last five years purely from memorizing them <\/b>from faces on wanted posters. <\/b>(huffingtonpost.com<\/i><\/b>\/2013\/06\/29\/andy-pope-photographic-memory-pcso_n_3519213.html)<\/p>\n Many stories like those above provide a basis that the eidetic memory does indeed exist, contradicting many of the standard scientific views.<\/p>\n Psychologists<\/i> wrestle with this subject in the laboratory and have established the existence of Eidetic Imagery <\/b>(EI), in which they conclude that some people, mainly children, have this ability. The after-image of something they have seen is embedded, or retained, with vivid detail like an image in their minds. (theguardian.com<\/i><\/b>\/lifeandstyle\/2012\/jan\/14\/truth-about-memories-jarrett)<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Everybody of all ages <\/b>and abilities has access to this extraordinary memory<\/b>. Perhaps it is not as rare as you, or I, have been led to believe.<\/b><\/p>\n Let me briefly tell you a story that occurred about a month ago. A customer came in to my work and I was talking about the photographic memory. She overheard me and commented about recall ability <\/b>and reading speed<\/b> of her daughter-in-law and how she \u201ccompletes degree after degree!<\/b>\u201d I was astonished!<\/p>\n Most people would say \u201cWell that\u2019s OK for her. But I can\u2019t do it, it is impossible!\u201d <\/i>The good news <\/b>is we all have this ability<\/b> and therefore we can all tap into it <\/b>and use its unlimited resources. Now that is great!<\/p>\n Unfortunately, when we all started school from age 5 we were programmed out of using this ability and were taught the rote-memory<\/i> system of learning<\/b> which uses reading <\/b>as its vehicle.<\/p>\n Reading uses a short-term memory system and we quickly forget almost everything that we were taught and had to learn by repeatedly revising or \u2018cramming\u2019 to absorb it all. Not good\u2026 It is a huge waste of time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n But don\u2019t worry, there is a long-term memory system <\/b>out now that can reconnect you to those eidetic abilities<\/b> that you lost as a child along with allows you to absorb extreme amounts of information<\/b> at lightning quick speeds<\/b>!<\/p>\n\n
Photographic Memory vs. Eidetic Memory<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n
The Scientific view?<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\n
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