hyperthymesia
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Hyperthymesia, also known as hyperthymestic syndrome or highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), is a condition that leads people to be able to remember an abnormally large number of their life experiences in vivid detail. It is extraordinarily rare, with fewer than 100 people in the world having been diagnosed with the condition . A person who has hyperthymesia is called a hyperthymesiac.
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Within Vinony's link graph, hyperthymesia is referenced by 207 other articles, and connects out to obsessive-compulsive disorder, temporal lobe and neuroimaging.
It is catalogued under topics including Exceptional memory and Memory disorders.
Its subject is documented across 26 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Hyperthymesia
- Medical condition.speciality
- psychology, psychiatry, neurology, neuropsychology
- Medical condition.synonym
- hyperthymestic syndrome,<!--
- Medical condition.access date
- 2022-01-04-->
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- memory disorder
- Said to be same as
- hypermnesia
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- afflicts
- autobiographical memory
- health specialty
- neurology
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