COGS 101B Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Savant Syndrome, Hyperthymesia
29 Mar 2016
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Cahill & colleagues (1995) examined the role of an emotional story (with images) on memory. They argued that memory for a narrative with emotional context. Was similar to lashbulb memories in that the most emotional events could be remembered, but less emotional details were less accurate. Was similar to eyewitness testimony because the accompanying pictures gave feedback that made them more conident in their memory. Was more accurate than other types of memories because the visual images (pictures) acted as cues in all aspects of the narrative. Gave no advantage compared to narratives with neutral emotional content. Some people seem to have a natural tendency to link episodic information with strong emotional content. Hyperthymesia, also known as highly superior autobiographical memory (hsam), is the ability to recall incredibly detailed accounts of personal events. o o o. Jill price (patient a. j. ) has near-perfect autobiographical memory of events since age 11.
