Hyperthymesia, also called hyperthymestic syndrome or extremely superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), is a condition that leads people to be ready to recollect an abnormally massive number of their life experiences in vivid detail. A person who has hyperthymesia is known as a hyperthymesiac. American neurobiologists Elizabeth Parker, Larry Cahill and James McGaugh (2006) recognized two defining traits of hyperthymesia: spending an excessive amount of time interested by one's past, and displaying an extraordinary capacity to recall specific events from one's past. The authors wrote that they derived the word from Ancient Greek: hyper- 'excessive' and allegedly thymesis 'remembering', although such a phrase shouldn't be attested in Historical Greek, however they may have been considering of Trendy Greek thymisi 'memory' or Historical Greek enthymesis 'consideration', that are derived from thymos 'thoughts'. Hyperthymesiacs can extensively recall the events of their lives, as well as public events that hold some personal significance to them. These affected describe their recollections as uncontrollable associations
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Further: Marilu Henner & Time Touring
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