photographic memories
Perfect mental snapshots
Photographic memories are the supposed ability to recall images, text, or scenes with perfect accuracy, as if looking at a photograph.
The concept is largely a myth—while some people have exceptional visual memory, true photographic recall has never been scientifically verified: She claims to have a photographic memory, but she still forgets where she put her keys.
- eideticPerfectly retaining mental images
- recallMemory retrieval act
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- steel trapMetaphor for keen memory
- imprintMark from applied pressure
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photographic memoriesamnesia
Pathological loss of recall
forgetfulness · memory loss · poor memory · memory impairment · dementia
photographic memoriesunreliable memory
false memories · faded memories · confabulation · memory distortion · selective memory
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