PRODUCTIVITY
MEMORY
REMEMBERING EVERYTHING
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Have you ever been in a rush to leave your apartment and then not
remember where you left your keys? In frustration you tediously scour every
corner of your room, in every place you thought you might have left it?
I bet we all get that sometimes. “If I could just remember where I left those
darn keys!” If only you could remember. Why are we blessed with memory
when memory seems to be so unreliable at times?
Well, that’s not true for all people. Some people will remember, everything –
even if they didn’t want to. Yes, there is an extremely rare condition called
Hyperthymesia, or “piking,” in which a person is diagnosed to have an
extremely exceptional ability to recall personal memories.
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These people with piking are able to recall, in vivid detail, almost every day
of their lives. When glancing upon a date, or when mentioned one, they are
often able to recall up to the most insignificant detail relating to something
that might have transpired that day.
An unusual hat a stranger was wearing, the color of her teacher’s blouse, or
even what movie was out in theaters – all as if simply remembering what day
of the week it was.
A study published in the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory tested the
superior memory of these savants compared to other people without the
disorder. Surprisingly, the people with piking did not really score higher on the
routine memory tests conducted.
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It was only when asked questions about their personal life involving years
after the age of 10 in which they were able to recall memories in near
perfect detail.
It was concluded that these Hyperthymestic people only had the memory
advantage and a higher recall in detail when the memories were involving
them.
“People diagnosed with piking are not pure memory experts. They’re not the
same as those you’d normally see winning a memory championship who
can remember the nth decimal place of pi. It’s quite interesting because
although their memory recall is amazing, it is a selective form of recall.”
Aurora LePort, Senior Author of the Study
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The next step is to try to understand the processes behind memory. What
causes these people to have an amazing memory recall, and why only to a
specific part?
Who know what the future holds?
Maybe in a few years this can be fully understood and a new way of
harnessing that potential brain power might be invented. But for now, all of
us without Hyperthymesia probably should just start putting our keys by the
front door counter all the time, or the bedside table, or in the fridge if that
suits your fancy.
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Note: The key (no pun intended) here is to leave your keys in the same
place, always. However, one aspect we’re all blessed with is the ability to
laugh. We’ve all heard that laughter is the best medicine, and it’s the same
for the brain and the memory as well as the body.
Laughter engages multiple regions across the whole brain so listening to
jokes and working out punch lines activates areas of the brain vital to
learning and creativity.
Remembering everything isn't vitally important but together with family and
friends you can seek out laughter and truly remember what's most
important.
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So If you want to remember more…
SEEK OUT LAUGHTER
WITH FRIENDS & FAMILY
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Optimize Your Output Blog Team
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