Can anyone please explain more about photographic memory?
Can anyone please explain more about photographic memory?
They may be able to read a page of a book from their memory but the passages have no meaning for them.
The reason we don't seem to have a photographic memory (I say *seem* because we actually do) is because we have pulled apart the memory and linked it with other experiences and knowledge so that we can call on the separated information faster. In other words the mind has taken the whole memory and sorted it into relevant parts. This seems to be because the non conscious mind find greatest speeds in recognising patterns.
While to many the idea of a photographic memory might be cool and making life so much easier. It appears that a photographic memory is more of a hinderance than a good 'working' memory when it comes to day to day living.
Ih you were to rely on a photographic memory during a test for example you would be reading the information during the test, trying to understand it then or risk being accused of cheating because you managed to copy word for word what someone else wrote. The working memory saves you time by getting to what you need to know about something rather than having to analyise your memory of it later.
Alex
If you want to just remember things like dates purely listed you need to create that list in the first place. How else could you remember it. Mostly dates are gathered ad hoc with discussion of the events that they related to. So to create a photographic memory of it you need to create a picture for it. One of the reason mind maps are so useful. The colours drawings and symbols give the photographic part of the memory something to look at.
Alex