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Rebecca Sharrock, one of the only people in the world with Hyperthymesia She can remember virtually every single day of her life in vivid detail, including being in her crib at just 12 days old. (thelemmy.club)
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[-] Sergio@piefed.social 4 points 19 hours ago

You should contact some of those researchers. There's only a couple hundred people with this characteristic, they might have a survey or interview for you. It's a pretty interesting cognitive ability to study, it'll probably lead to some insights into human cognition in general.

[-] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Hmm interesting maybe I look into it. Thank you.

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