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Types of accurate and detailed recall
Exceptional memory is the ability to have accurate and detailed recall in a variety of ways, including hyperthymesia, eidetic memory, synesthesia, and emotional memory. Exceptional memory is also prevalent in those with savant syndrome and mnemonists. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Exceptional memoryA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Exceptional points with memory in a microcavity Brillouin laserInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Drawing from lifeThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Morphometric and Histologic Substrates of Cingulate Integrity in Elders with Exceptional Memory CapacityCited 149 times
- Go sideways: MnemonistA closely related topic
- Go sideways: HyperthymesiaA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Morphometric and Histologic Substrates of Cingulate Integrity in Elders with Exceptional Memory Capacity
Giant caloric effect of low-hysteresis metamagnetic shape memory alloys with exceptional cyclic functionality
Shape‐Memory Natural Rubber: An Exceptional Material for Strain and Energy Storage
An Exceptional Musical Memory
Taxi drivers’ exceptional memory of street names
Exceptional Parental Longevity Associated with Lower Risk of Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Decline
Shape memory polyimide aerogel composites with high programming temperatures and exceptional shape recovery capability
Exceptional Preservation of Memory for Tunes and Lyrics
🆕 Influential since 2022
Exceptional points with memory in a microcavity Brillouin laser
Ablation-resistant shape memory polyimide composite aerogels with exceptional high temperature response for smart thermal protection
Recyclable, shape-memory and transparent bio-based thermoplastic polyurethane with exceptional mechanical properties
High-strength fluorosilicone rubber with exceptional shape memory performance obtained through stereochemical structure regulation
NIH Toolbox® Episodic Memory Measure Differentiates Older Adults with Exceptional Memory Capacity from those with Average-for-Age Cognition
📚 Books worth reading
Drawing from lifeJane Tolmie · 2013
Extraordinary memories for exceptional eventsStephen R. Schmidt · 2012
LimitlessJim Kwik · 2020
States of exceptionKeya Ganguly · 2001- 📕Space and the memories of violenceEstela Schindel, Pamela Colombo · 2014
- 📕A defence of the memorial of the reformationBenjamin Bennet · 1723
How to develop an exceptional memoryMorris N. Young · 1970- 📕How to Develp an Exceptional MemoryMorris Young, Walter Gibson · 2016
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🔗 Related topics
- Mnemonist The title mnemonist refers to an individual with the ability to remember and recall unusually long lists of data, such as unfamiliar names, lists of numbers…
- Hyperthymesia Hyperthymesia, also known as hyperthymestic syndrome or highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), is a condition that leads people to be able to…
- Eidetic memory Eidetic memory (/aɪˈdɛtɪk/ eye-DET-ik), also known as photographic memory or total recall, is the alleged ability to recall an image from memory with high…
- List of people claimed to possess an eidetic memory A number of people claim to have eidetic memory, but science has never found a single verifiable case of photographic memory. Eidetic imagery is virtually…
- Mnemonic A mnemonic device (/nəˈmɒnɪk/ nə-MON-ik), memory trick or memory device is any learning technique that aids information retention or retrieval in the human…
- Jill Price Jill Price (née Rosenberg, born December 30, 1965) is an American author from Southern California, who has been diagnosed with hyperthymesia. She was the…
- Solomon Shereshevsky Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (Russian: Соломон Вениаминович Шерешевский; 1886 – 1 May 1958), also known simply as 'Ш' ('Sh'), 'S.', or Luria's S…
- Memory sport Memory sport, sometimes referred to as competitive memory or the mind sport of memory, refers to competitions in which participants attempt to memorize…