Hyperthymetic Syndrome

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The hyperthymestic syndrome (English hyperthymestical syndrome or Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) ) is a term used in cognitive science : People with this syndrome can trace their lives from day to day because their episodic memory is particularly well developed.

Those affected spend an unusually large amount of time reflecting on their past and have an extraordinary ability to remember their own experiences. Upon request, they can provide the weather, current events and many seemingly unimportant details on a specific date. The date and day of the week are correctly assigned out of sheer memory, i.e. without special mnemonics . Scraps of images and moods from the past appear compulsive and uncontrollable, but can be linked to external triggers such as B. Connect words, songs or smells.

Discovery story

Jill Price was the first to turn to brain researcher James L. McGaugh in 2000 about the memories she needed . He and colleagues investigated her disorder in the following years. Of around two hundred people who claimed they had the same symptoms after the Price case became known, three are believed to be credible, including Brad Williams and Rick Baron .

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ AK Leport, AT Matt Field, H. Dickinson Anson, JH Fallon, CE Stark, F. Kruggel, L. Cahill, JL McGaugh: Behavioral and neuroanatomical investigation of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). In: Neurobiology of learning and memory. Volume 98, Number 1, July 2012, pp. 78–92, doi : 10.1016 / j.nlm.2012.05.002 , PMID 22652113 , PMC 3764458 (free full text)
  2. ↑ Uwe Schmitt: The woman who forgets nothing. In: Die Welt , May 18, 2008. - The term “hyperthymestical syndrome” is derived from “hyperthymestical syndrome” coined by English-speaking scientists (including James L. McGaugh) and has been used in German media for a long time ( National Geographic ( Memento of the original on 15 December 2008 at the Internet archive ) Info: the archive link is automatically inserted and not yet tested Please review the original and archive link under. instructions and then remove this notice. , Berliner Morgenpost , the world ) uses. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.nationalgeographic.de
  3. ↑ a b Samiha Shafy: Endless loop in the head . In: Der Spiegel . No. 47 , 2008, p. 158-160 ( online ).
  4. ↑ Elizabeth S. Parker, Larry Cahill, James L. McGaugh: A Case of Unusual Autobiographical Remembering. ( Memento of the original from February 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ( PDF ; 150 kB) In: Neurocase , No. 12, 2006, pp. 35–49 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / today.uci.edu
  5. ↑ David S. Martin: Man's rare ability may unlock secret of memory. CNN , May 16, 2008
  6. ^ Marilyn Elias: Another person with super-memory skills comes forward. In: USA Today , May 13, 2008