Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory HSAM

 

HSAM studies have been traced to a case study in 2006 of AJ--a woman who had remarkable recall of life events. Following the study of other adults with a similar extraordinary memory, the term HSAM has been used (Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory).

MRI studies found nine differences in brain regions between HSAM and Control participants according to a summary by Schachter 2021

APA Reference

Schachter, D. L. (2021). The seven sins of memory: How the mind forgets and remembers. Updated Edition. New York: Mariner. Link to Book

A 60 minutes program included an interview by Lesley Stahl with a person who has HSAM.

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