![]() 2022 Others have benefited from the club’s eidetic memory. This entry was posted in Uncategorized on Septemby Katie Hagar.Recent Examples on the Web Eidetic Memory Also known as photographic memory, eidetic memory is the ability to recall a visual image in near perfect detail. This sounds like a photographic memory to me. Some brains can create images with more detail, images that are more like photographs. ![]() According to the theory of Eidetic Imagery, some brains process external images differently than others. ![]() They do, however, agree with Scientific American that they believe Eidetic Imagery is closest to the phenomenon.Īlthough I did not find an article claiming that “Eidetic Imagery is the same as photographic memory”, I feel that there is enough support to claim they are extremely similar. After examining the two types of Imagery, Stanford does not say for sure whether photographic memory exists. Eidetic Imagery takes an outside image and recreates it more exactly in a person’s head. To put it simply- Mental Imagery occurs mostly inside the brain and creates something more like a memory of what a person saw. This factor makes these images closer to the image or experience in reality. Contrary to Mental Imagery, images produced by Eidetic Imagery are “externally projected”, meaning they are caused by something outside of the mind. Eidetic Imagery is less widely understood by the common population. The second possibility Stanford considers correlates with Scientific American’s theory. An image produced from Mental Imagery can be thought of as a “copy” or “echo” of the actual experience. This experience can occur without an external trigger that causes a representation in one’s mind that is more like visualizing or imagining the sensation or image. Mental Imagery is a more perceptual experience. Mental imagery could be another explanation behind “photographic memory”. However, the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy considers two possible answers. With Eidetic Imagery, people can see an entire city and recreate the entire image from memory like the man in this photo. The fact that the mind discards some information instead of retaining all details immediately distinguishes it from Eidetic Imagery, or “photographic memory”. According to the Association for Psychological Science, humans “pinpoint certain visual information for more scrupulous analysis but discard other visual information”. This is different from how the common brain forms an image. The person continues to look at the easel and feels as though they can still see the image This causes them to speak in the present tense which is another factor that points toward eidetic imagery. The person is shown a picture on an easel and when the easel is removed, they can recall the image and even scan the picture in their minds for certain details. People with this ability can be easily distinguished using something called the “Picture Elicitation Method”. One possible answer to these questions is discussed an an article of the Scientific American. This article claims that “Photographic memory” is basically the common name for “eidetic imagery”. But how do some people remember more detail than others? Is it possible to remember an image perfectly? If so, how much detail are those with this ability able to remember? As someone without so-called “photographic memory”, it is hard to imagine being able to recall an image with perfect clarity. There is a common idea that some people have the ability to remember detailed images perfectly in their minds. Now, instead of being jealous, I choose to question if photographic memory truly exists. I have always been jealous of those with photographic memories because I am sure studying and memorization is so easy for them.
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