eidetic memory
Total sensory retention
Eidetic memory is the ability to recall images, sounds, or objects with exceptional accuracy and vividness, as if the original perception were still present.
The term is often used interchangeably with photographic memory, though researchers distinguish between them—eidetic images fade after a few minutes, while true photographic memory would mean perfect permanent recall.
She claimed to have eidetic memory and could reproduce entire pages of text after a single reading.
The phenomenon is more common in children than adults.
Person of profound learning
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
- giftedGiven as present
- exceptionalNotably above the norm
talent · natural gift · extraordinary · remarkable · innate · inborn · blessed
Forming mental or graphical images
- mental imageInternal visual representation
- mind's eyeInternal visualization capacity
- picture-perfectVisually ideal, without flaw
- afterimageLingering visual impression
mental replay · visual representation · mental picture · imprint · trace
Single small element
- clarityState of being understandable
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
- fidelityLoyalty or exactness
sharpness · precision · vividness · crystal-clear · lifelike · high-definition · verbatim · pixel-perfect
Complete, perfect remembrance
- cognitive abilityMental processing capacity
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
- case studyResearched particular instance
Available upon request
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- automaticOperating without intervention
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- triggeredCaused to activate
flashback · reliving · re-experiencing · time travel · immersive
savant
Person of profound learning
exceptional · talent · natural gift · extraordinary · remarkable · innate · inborn · blessed
visualization
Forming mental or graphical images
- mental imageInternal visual representation
- mind's eyeInternal visualization capacity
- picture-perfectVisually ideal, without flaw
afterimage · mental replay · visual representation · mental picture · imprint · trace
detail
Single small element
- clarityState of being understandable
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- exactnessCorrectness in every detail
fidelity · sharpness · precision · vividness · crystal-clear · lifelike · high-definition · verbatim · pixel-perfect · completeness
total recall
Complete, perfect remembrance
- cognitive abilityMental processing capacity
- neuroscienceStudy of nervous systems
- psychologyStudy of mind, behavior
on-demand
Available upon request
- spontaneousArising without external cause
- automaticOperating without intervention
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
triggered · flashback · reliving · re-experiencing · time travel · immersive
- mental imagerymental image, mental picture, mind's eye, inner vision, visual imagery
- Visual Memory
- savant skillsmental calculation, mental arithmetic, mental math, hyperlexia
- body traitsheight, weight, body shape, build, stature
- natural wondersnorthern lights, aurora borealis, auroras, rainbows, Great Barrier Reef
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
eidetic memoryforgetfulness
Failure to retain information
amnesia · memory loss · poor memory · aphantasia · anterograde amnesia
eidetic memorycognitive impairment
Diminished intellectual function
intellectual disability · learning disability · memory deficit · mental deficiency · cognitive decline