Julie Esris wrote:
> I am someone who remembers events in her life from many, many years ago with
> breathtaking clarity. Anybody know of any books that address memory?
> Excellent memory where one remembers minute details (example, what they were
> wearing on the last day of camp one year) vs. people who. as my friend would
> put it. "just don't remember shit" (ie the kind of person who could see an
> elephant stampede through their backyard and not remember it years later)? I
> really would like to read a book about this kind of thing. Anybody who can
> help, let me know.

Can't help with books. If you find any that address your (and MY) kind
of memory, please post here? Share?

My own memory is suffused with very detailed images from even 72 years
ago. I can recall them at will, though sometimes with a little effort.
Those who post about this sort of thing often speak of
"visual-spatial" cognition. This may be a concomitant of, or
prerequisite for, the kind of memory/memories we have.
It's likely the same as or similar to Grandin's "thinking in
pictures". Though I doubt her descriptions do justice to the talent.

- Bill, 75 y.o.

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WD "Bill" Loughman - Berkeley, California USA
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