Some people remember everything like it's yesterday. Imagine you read a book once and never looked at it again, but when someone asks you about it, you can tell them every character’s name and what happened in each chapter! These people have something called extraordinary memory. It means they remember things with much more detail than most of us do. Their brain is really good at storing and recalling information. Think of their brain like a super strong magnet, everything sticks to it, and nothing gets forgotten.
Examples
- A child reads a storybook once, and two years later, can recite every word perfectly.
- An old man remembers the exact date he first met his wife, even though it was over fifty years ago.
- A woman can tell you what she had for breakfast on any given day in the past five years.
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See also
- Why do some memories last a lifetime while others quickly fade?
- How stories shape our minds | The science of storytelling | BBC Ideas?
- Why Can't You Remember Your Phone Number Anymore?
- What is Mirror neuron activity?
- Why do we forget common things, like where we put our keys?
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