The supernatural memory syndrome - privilege and suffering

In the world, there is a group of people who possess extraordinary abilities that can remember every second, every minute of every day in life.

In the world, there is a group of people who possess extraordinary abilities that can remember every second, every minute of every day in life. It sounds appealing to have this ability but not all of them are happy .

For most of us, memory is like a scrapbook containing blurry and faded pictures of memories and emotions we experience. Even for people who live heavily with the past, the most moving moments can be cleaned up by time. But for people with superhuman memory syndrome, all images, sounds, and emotions are stored in a drive, just repeating will appear clearly, as true as just happened.

People with memories never forget

If I met Nima Veiseh and asked him what he did on any given day 15 years ago, he would tell you every little detail like how the weather was, what he wore, where to sit . Veiseh said that his memories acted as a tape recording and played continuously for 15 years. Superhuman memorabilia such as Veiseh are scientists included in the group of Highly superior autobiographicall memory (HSAM for short). Like Veiseh, the American girl Jill Price has the same ability. Price can remember exactly what happened in your life from the age of 12 until now.

The frontal lobes of HSAM people work better than others.

However, according to the latest research of TS. Lawrence Patihis - an expert at the University of Southern Missisipi (USA), the memory that seemed superhuman is not as sublime as people think. Because people with HSAM ability can still remember correctly. Not to mention, these people often only remember what happened to themselves but did not know about the events taking place in the world. Or even some people can only remember what happened 20 years ago but can't remember what just happened 5 minutes ago.

Decode supernatural memory syndrome

Individuals like Vaisih and Jill make scientists question how their brains memorize all such things, phenomena, and emotions?

After a long time of observation and research, TS. Craig Stark of the University of California (USA) conducted brain scans of HSAM people and the results showed that 'they do not have any third lobes or hemispheres' . Dr. Stark said: 'Their brain does not have a difference from ordinary people '. However , only the frontal lobes - the memory management department work better. Based on the recorded results of more than 20 people with HSAM, they are more imaginative, sensitive to sound, smell and visual images than ordinary people. That absorption helps them form a 'memory base' in the brain while good imagination makes them easy to reconnect past moments through everyday events. And whenever it is recalled, the memory becomes stronger than ever. But do not rush to think that you also become HSAM when you have a rich imagination and sensitivity to the environment because scientists prove that not everyone can do it. Dr. Patihis said that there must be a certain event that makes them obsessed, unable to stop thinking about the past.

Can not forget: Happiness or suffering?

People with HSAM when asked all agree that having superior memory has two sides. On the other hand it allows you to always enjoy the richest experience, the most honest feelings, even though it has been going on for a long time. As with Veiseh, he traveled to more than 40 countries and still remembers every detail in every trip. In her free time, Veiseh often visits local art galleries and ' imagine you can remember every painting on every wall, in every gallery on nearly 40 countries' and ' itself is a tremendous lesson on art ' . With massive knowledge, he became a professional painter with the stage name 'Enigma of New York'. In addition, with his superhuman memory, he completed his doctoral studies in design and technology.

However, not everyone with HSAM also enjoys these benefits, and the HSAM subjects, when interviewed, said that there are difficult times, embarrassing emotions, painful memories that are always present and worn. persistent clinging makes the feeling of grief always "like new". This must not be a pleasant thing because 'everyone has to look forward to the future, to experience new things'.

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