The Photographic Memory
the Truth is Out There…
What exactly is the “photographic memory”?
The elusive photographic memory; ever experienced it? Chances are you may have come across it in grandiose Hollywood filmsand television shows. Furthermore, the photographic memory is expressed in such a way that it seems both superhuman and abnormal!
The apex of the photographic memory experiencehas been portrayed accurately by characters such as:
- Sheldon Cooperfrom “The Big Bang Theory”
- Will Huntingfrom “Good Will Hunting”
- Mike Rossfrom “Suits”
…and many more
You know, writers may be writing for fiction but they are heavily influenced by real life eventsthat shape their work. They also have the power to release material that is inaccurate; only to be aired. Not only is the photographic memory, itself, is one of those real life events its also one of those inaccuracies that writers writeabout!
Believe it or not….The phenomenonthat looks to good to be true…is indeed true. Even worst, the name ‘photographic’ itself is wrong. At best, it’s inaccurate, and at worst it is deceptive.
The actual, technical and medical term for it is…the Eidetic Memory.
Photographic Memory vs. Eidetic Memory
Despite two different names, if there is a correct term for this real and amazing memorythen why on earth is it expressed wrong?
The answer lies with people’s personal experiences with visual learning, i.e. seeing and absorbing informationvia their eyes. Considering that permanent and verbatim recall of informationis a classic function of eidetic memory, the ‘photographic’ metaphor was created as to identify with that type of flawless recall and the name stuck.
In both real and scientific terms, the eidetic memory does not rely upon visual input but uses the remaining senses of the human body as well.
Therefore the term ‘photographic’ is used interchangeably but loosely.
The Scientific view?
The typical view in mainstream scienceis that it does not existat all and it is a myth. Take for example, Joshua Foer’s articlein the magazine, Slate, he promotes the myth theoryby downplaying past examples of people but without citing any evidence that that perpetuates his views. (slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2006/04/kaavya_syndrome.2.html)
One of those is exceptional peopleis Stephen Wiltshire, an autistic artistwith a vivid photographic memory, that accurately drawsstunning city landscapespurely from memory alone. The accuracy in his illustrations is flawless he has been awarded an MBE for his works. (dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223790/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-York-skyline-memory.html)
Such feats do not lie only with Autism. Recently, an ordinary policeman featured on the news used his ‘photographic’ memory to identify and capture hundreds of criminalsover the last five years purely from memorizing them from faces on wanted posters.(huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/29/andy-pope-photographic-memory-pcso_n_3519213.html)
Many stories like those above provide a basis that the eidetic memory does indeed exist, contradicting many of the standard scientific views.
Psychologistswrestle with this subject in the laboratory and have established the existence of Eidetic Imagery (EI), in which they conclude that some people, mainly children, have this ability. The after-image of something they have seen is embedded, or retained, with vivid detail like an image in their minds. (theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/14/truth-about-memories-jarrett)
You have this power too
Everybody of all ages and abilities has access to this extraordinary memory. Perhaps it is not as rare as you, or I, have been led to believe.
Let me briefly tell you a story that occurred about a month ago. A customer came in to my work and I was talking about the photographic memory. She overheard me and commented about recall ability and reading speedof her daughter-in-law and how she “completes degree after degree!” I was astonished!
Most people would say “Well that’s OK for her. But I can’t do it, it is impossible!” The good news iswe all have this abilityand therefore we can all tap into itand use its unlimited resources. Now that is great!
Unfortunately, when we all started school from age 5 we were programmed out of using this ability and were taught the rote-memorysystem of learningwhich uses reading as its vehicle.
Reading uses a short-term memory system and we quickly forget almost everything that we were taught and had to learn by repeatedly revising or ‘cramming’ to absorb it all. Not good… It is a huge waste of time.
There is a Silver Lining – The keys to unlimited success are yours
But don’t worry, there is a long-term memory system out now that can reconnect you to those eidetic abilitiesthat you lost as a child along with allows you to absorb extreme amounts of informationat lightning quick speeds!
The method is called Mental Photography, also known as ZOXing. It has been around for over 35 years, and has helpedthousands of peopletap into their innate, photographic memory and become eidetickersagain as well as ZOXers!
Years ofindependent scientific research; supports the existence of your eidetic memory and proves that anyone can learn at astounding speedsaccompanied with a memorythat can recall and retainall needed information at will, just like those Hollywood charactersI mentioned earlier!
Richard Welch, the Father of Mental Photographysaid, “The brain, the brain, the brain. The more we learn about the brain, the more we realize how little we really know about it.” His statement is still correct today. If scientists knew everything there is to know about the brain, then there would be no question whether the photographic memory exists; or if it is myth, legend, fact or fiction.
For scientiststo subscribe to scientific principle, and then proclaim the photographic memory does not exist is professional heresy. Or does the existence of the photographic memory fill them with so much fear; they dare to cross the line of professional integrity.
Create your best path,
Abel Journeyman
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