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Eidetic Memory

Definition

Eidetic memory refers to an ability to recall images with high precision for several minutes without using mnemonic devices; often referred to as photographic memory.

Related terms

Iconic Memory: This is a type of visual sensory memory that lasts very briefly before quickly fading.

Visual Memory: This refers to the ability to remember or recall information such as activities, pictures or words that have been viewed in the past.

Sensory Memory: The shortest-term element of memory which has the ability to retain impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended.

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