Originally posted by adramforallwould this also apply to thinking about any one person in particular???
[b]hyperthymestic syndrome
The two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia are
1) the person spends an abnormally large amount of time thinking about his or her personal past, and
2) the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his or her personal past[/b]
i am not a doctor...
rookie
I'm sure the OP was just giving GB some good natured ribbing. The facts of the rare real thing are fascinating:
Capabilities
Individuals with hyperthymesia are able to recall events they have personally experienced. A hyperthymestic person can be asked a date, and describe the events that occurred that day, what the weather was like, and many seemingly trivial details that most people would not be able to recall. They often can recall what day of the week the date fell on, but are not calendrical calculators as people with autism or savant syndrome sometimes are; the recall is limited to days on a personal “mental calendar”. The mental calendar association occurs automatically and obsessively. Unlike some other individuals with superior memory, hyperthymestic individuals do not rely on practiced mnemonic strategies.
Cases
Four cases of hyperthymesia have been confirmed. Researchers from University of California, Irvine, Elizabeth Parker, Larry Cahill and James McGaugh have studied the condition in a woman identified only by initials “AJ” (who revealed her identity as Jill Price, of Los Angeles, in a book published May 9, 2008), whose memory they characterize as “nonstop, uncontrollable, and automatic”. AJ became aware of basic changes in her memory in 1974, when she was eight. From 1980 on she apparently can recall every day.
Originally posted by adramforallHey, I have that!
[b]hyperthymestic syndrome
The two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia are
1) the person spends an abnormally large amount of time thinking about his or her personal past, and
2) the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his or her personal past[/b]
Who decides what is abnormal?
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Originally posted by adramforallNah, there is another symptom which is required before it can properly be called GB Syndrome:
[b]hyperthymestic syndrome
The two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia are
1) the person spends an abnormally large amount of time thinking about his or her personal past, and
2) the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his or her personal past[/b]
3) the patient spends all time which remains after thinking in tellnig innocent and unwilling bystanders about these memories.
Richard
Originally posted by adramforallMe thinks that syndrome is just called being a selfish bastard, is it not?
[b]hyperthymestic syndrome
The two defining characteristics of hyperthymesia are
1) the person spends an abnormally large amount of time thinking about his or her personal past, and
2) the person has an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from his or her personal past[/b]
If it isn't, then it's not knowing much and applying for licence of all knowledge.
-m. 😏