In 2006, Parker, Cahill and McGaugh reported the first known case of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM) in a research participant known as “AJ”. When provided with a date, AJ could specify ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Hyperthymesia is a rare condition characterized by exceptional autobiographical memory that shapes someone’s past and identity. In the particular ...

Autobiographical memory refers to our ability to remember experiences that have shaped our lives since childhood. It consists of emotional and sensory memories of places, moments, and people, as well ...

In a study published in Neurocase this August, scientists at the Institut du Cerveau in Paris describe the extraordinary cognitive world of TL, a 17-year-old French student whose brain appears to be ...