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Hyperthymesia

Hyperthymesia logo #21000 Hyperthymesia is the condition of possessing an extremely detailed autobiographical memory. Hyperthymesiacs remember an abnormally vast number of their life experiences. Elizabeth Parker, Larry Cahill, and James McGaugh (2006) identified two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia: Spending an excessive amount of time thinking about one`s past,....
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hyperthymesia

hyperthymesia logo #21009hyperthymestic syndrome, hyperthymesia A condition involving individuals who have a superior autobiographical memory (from Greek thymesis, 'remember, memory'). The unusual characteristic of hyperthymesia is that the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his/her personal past. Remembering every day of one's life in ext...
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