Few people possess the ability to precisely recall all the details of an image they have studied for 40 seconds, but some seem to be able to remember anything they wish as easily and quickly as snapping a photograph on a digital camera. Hence, this capability received the name photographic memory. Eidetic memory, the technical term for a photographic memory, entails recalling precisely any sensual stimulation, whether something read, heard, or seen. For years, people looked in wonder on those with a photographic memory and considered it a rare talent. Now, however, as our understanding of the brain develops through scientific research, some posit its proper classification as a developed skill rather than a special gift.