A minority of people have hyperthymesia, or highly superior autobiographical memory, so they can remember events in their ...

Autobiographical memory encapsulates the personal recollections that shape an individual’s identity, providing a continuous narrative of one’s life. With advancing age, these memories often undergo ...

In 2006, Parker, Cahill and McGaugh reported the first known case of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) in a research participant known as “AJ”. When provided with a date, AJ could specify ...

As of 2017, less than 100 people have been diagnosed with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory. Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) is a memory phenomenon first described by researchers ...

Can you imagine remembering every single day of your life? That's what actress Marilu Henner says she can do. On "The Early Show" Monday, Henner -- one of only six people recognized in the world as ...

Researchers look into how those with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory can remember almost everything that’s happened to them. Can you remember the exact days when it rained in January and ...

The ability to remember every moment of your life sounds like an amazing proposition, but for the very few people who actually have this ability, it comes at a cost. Known as Highly Superior ...

This story was originally published on June 13, 2019. Markie Pasternak remembers what she did, where she went and even what she was wearing virtually every day of her life — as far back as early 2005.

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