CNN: Man's rare ability may unlock secret of memory
Give Brad Williams a date, and he can usually tell you not only what he was doing but what world events happened that day. He can do this for almost every day of his life.You have a man who call recall every single day of his life and also connect that memory to specific events that occurred on that day.
"The speed with which they do this is part of why I find this so amazing because it seems to indicate there's no -- or not much -- intentional calculation going on. It's boom, boom, boom, there's the answer..."
Williams didn't realize how exceptional his memory was...
He also did not recognize that this was anything special until only recently.
Most of us are fumbling around trying to remember where we put the car keys...
2 comments:
Such a memory must be a curse. Frankly, there is so much of my life I'd rather forget that having such a memory would probably be extremely painful.
Definitely a good point that I can relate to as well. There are some memories that make me cringe and grit my teeth.
On the other hand maybe having it all right there in front of you, so to speak, would in time diminish the power of the bad times. They might become less important and dramatic.
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