And in case you don't know what that means...
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Posted by shugaaaaaaaa
on April 29, 2008 at 14:33:21:
In Reply to: I don't have to look it up.... posted by shugaaaaaaaa on April 29, 2008 at 14:28:58:
Here ya' go.......
Eidetic memory, photographic memory, or total recall is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects in memory with extreme accuracy and in abundant volume. The word eidetic (pronounced /aɪˈdɛtɨk/) means related to extraordinarily detailed and vivid recall of visual images, and comes from the Greek word είδος (eidos), which means "form".[1] Eidetic memory can have a very different meaning for memory experts who use the picture elicitation method to detect it. Eidetic memory as observed in children is typified by the ability of an individual to study an image for approximately 30 seconds, and maintain a nearly perfect photographic memory of that image for a short time once it has been removed--indeed such eidetikers claim to "see" the image on the blank canvas as vividly and in as perfect detail as if it were still there.
Although many adults demonstrate extraordinary memory abilities, it is unknown whether true eidetic memory can persist into adulthood.[2][3][4][5] While many famous artists and composers (Claude Monet[6] and Mozart) are commonly thought to have had eidetic memory, it is possible that their memories simply became highly trained in their respective fields of art, as they each devoted large portions of their waking hours towards the improvement of their abilities. Such a focus on their individual arts most likely improved the relevant parts of their memory, which may account for their surprising abilities.