This document discusses the photographic memory and whether it truly exists. It begins by describing how the photographic memory is often portrayed in fiction but may have roots in reality. While commonly called a "photographic memory", the proper term is "eidetic memory". The document examines evidence that suggests the eidetic memory is real, such as the abilities of autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire and a police officer who identified criminals from memory. It argues that the eidetic memory is an innate ability that people can reactivate through techniques like "Mental Photography" to greatly enhance learning and recall.

1. The Photographic Memory :: Fantasy, Legend,
Fact or Fiction
The elusive photographic memory; ever experienced it?
Likelihood is you could have come throughout it in
grandiose Hollywood films and television shows.
Furthermore, the photographic memory is expressed in
such a manner that it seems both superhuman and
abnormal!
The apex of the photographic memory experience has
been portrayed accurately by characters such as:
Sheldon Cooper from “The Big Bang Theory”
Will Hunting from “Good Will Hunting”
Mike Ross from “Suits”
…and plenty of extra
You already know, writers may be writing for fiction but
they're heavily influenced by real life occasions that
shape their work. They also have the facility to launch

2. materials that's inaccurate; only to be aired. Not solely
is the photographic memory, itself, is one of those
actual life occasions its additionally a kind of
inaccuracies that writers write about!
Consider it or not….The phenomenon that looks to good
to be true…is indeed true. Even worst, the identify
‘photographic’ itself is wrong. At greatest, it’s
inaccurate, and at worst it's deceptive.
The actual, technical and medical time period for it
is…the Eidetic Memory.
Photographic Memory vs. Eidetic Memory
Despite two totally different names, if there's a
appropriate term for this actual and wonderful
reminiscence then why on earth is it expressed
unsuitable?
The answer lies with folks’s personal experiences with
visual studying, i.e. seeing and absorbing info via their
eyes. Considering that everlasting and verbatim recall
of knowledge is a traditional perform of eidetic memory,
the ‘photographic’ metaphor was created as to identify
with that type of flawless recall and the name stuck.
In each real and scientific phrases, the eidetic memory
doesn't rely on visual enter but uses the remaining
senses of the human body as well.
Therefore the time period ‘photographic’ is used
interchangeably but loosely.

3. The Scientific view?
The everyday view in mainstream science is that it
does not exist at all and it's a myth. Take for instance,
Joshua Foer’s article within the magazine, Slate, he
promotes the parable concept by downplaying past
examples of people but with out citing any proof that
that perpetuates his views.
(slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2006/04/
kaavya_syndrome.2.html)
A type of is phenomenal people is Stephen Wiltshire, an
autistic artist with a vivid photographic memory, that
accurately attracts gorgeous metropolis landscapes
purely from reminiscence alone. The accuracy in his
illustrations is flawless he has been awarded an MBE
for his works. (dailymail.co.uk/news/article1223790/Autistic-artist-draws-18ft-picture-New-Yorkskyline-memory.html)
Such feats do not lie solely with Autism. Just lately, an
strange policeman featured on the information used his
‘photographic’ memory to identify and seize tons of of
criminals over the last five years purely from
memorizing them from faces on wanted posters.
(huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/29/andy-popephotographic-memory-pcso_n_3519213.html)
Many tales like those above present a foundation that
the eidetic reminiscence does certainly exist,
contradicting lots of the normal scientific views.

4. Psychologists wrestle with this subject in the
laboratory and have established the existence of
Eidetic Imagery (EI), wherein they conclude that some
people, primarily kids, have this ability. The after-image
of one thing they have seen is embedded, or retained,
with vivid element like an image in their minds.
(theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2012/jan/14/reality-aboutreminiscences-jarrett)
You have this energy too
Everyone of all ages and talents has entry to this
extraordinary memory. Perhaps it isn't as rare as you, or
I, have been led to believe.
Let me briefly let you know a story that occurred a
couple of month ago. A customer got here in to my work
and I was talking about the photographic memory. She
overheard me and commented about recall ability and
studying speed of her daughter-in-legislation and how
she “completes diploma after diploma!” I was
astonished!
Most individuals would say “Properly that’s OK for her.
However I can’t do it, it's impossible!” The good news is
we all have this skill and subsequently we can all tap
into it and use its unlimited resources. Now that is
great!
Sadly, once we all began college from age 5 we have
been programmed out of utilizing this capability and had

5. been taught the rote-memory system of learning which
makes use of reading as its vehicle.
Studying makes use of a brief-time period memory
system and we shortly neglect virtually all the pieces
that we were taught and needed to be taught by
repeatedly revising or ‘cramming’ to absorb it all. Not
good… It is a huge waste of time.
There's a Silver Lining - The keys to
limitless success are yours
However don’t fear, there is a lengthy-time period
reminiscence system out now that may reconnect you
to these eidetic abilities that you misplaced as a child
together with permits you to take in extreme quantities
of data at lightning quick speeds!
The method is known as Mental Photography, also
referred to as ZOXing. It has been round for over 35
years, and has helped thousands of individuals tap into
their innate, photographic memory and grow to be
eidetickers again as well as ZOXers!
Years of impartial scientific research; helps the
existence of your eidetic memory and proves that
anybody can study at astounding speeds accompanied
with a memory that can recall and retain all needed
data at will, just like those Hollywood characters I
discussed earlier!

6. Richard Welch, the Father of Mental Photography said,
“The brain, the brain, the brain. The more we learn
about the brain, the more we realize how little we really
know about it.” His assertion remains to be correct
today. If scientists knew all the pieces there may be to
know about the brain, then there would be no question
whether or not the photographic memory exists; or
whether it is myth, legend, fact or fiction.
For scientists to subscribe to scientific principle, and
then proclaim the photographic memory does not exist
is skilled heresy. Or does the existence of the
photographic memory fill them with a lot worry; they
dare to cross the road of professional integrity.
Great Things Happen Here!
To Your Success
Shannon Panzo
(Contributing Author)
Abel Journeyman