This is beautiful. And when she said “it makes me live intentionally because I know I will remember it and want to look back at a great memory everyday”. If more of us lived like that we would remember more. Or emotions would be elevated and we would store the memories. The more we exercise this lifestyle we could develop some of these abilities! So interesting!
My father had this kind of memory . He often would start the day talking about what happened in his life on this date in the past. It was such and such s B- day the last time he was around that person on their bday. The day of the week what the weather was that day etc. The best thing I remember about his memory was when he would talk about our day of birth or 1st day day of school etc. I was born during a heat wave I know because of his memory. Downside he couldn't forget.
Painful memories do not always fade with time. PTSD, CPTSD for instance. Trust me, I have both. Those were lies that were told. Same with: "Love concurs all".
I'd like to add... personally, I can remember everything I see. like a book. I flip pages in my mind. But, not dates or what I ate for lunch. Just the things I thought were important at the time. Something like mindfulness, I imprint the moment. Once to test myself, I read the entire medical encyclopedia with hundreds of full color pages of the human body. I focused on it. It's been 12 years and can see anything in that book. Doctors ask me if I'm a doctor. Ha! But I digress. I do not have emotional ties to my memories. I've been attacked, wronged, cheated on, etc...but when I flip back, nada. I tell people it's like a switch, click, and I no longer care. However, I can feel it if I choose, but it often leads me to clenched fists and grinding teeth. So I choose to feel the good memories. It is uncomfortable for others when i remember the terrible things they did, and I remind them, cuz they forgot. 😅
Where we are today is Apple and other companies have implemented brainwave reading into their devices such as airpods. This is a recent announcement. But look how far back it was in development. So you know at this point it's way beyond airpods.
It’s amazing how the brain can store and retrieve such vast amounts of information. This phenomenon not only highlights the potential of human memory but also opens up new avenues for understanding how our brains work. Truly a remarkable and thought-provoking subject!🧠
Wow! the more I hear, the more amazed I am at how some human beings are so special! We are created equal, but we certainly have different gifts or "supernatural gifts'.
OMG! Someone who perfectly put into words How my memory works!!!! I see it in my head like a Video to!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the way back to 18 months old and I'm 58!!
Once I’d given exact descriptions of the home layout to my parents when I was two years old they finally believed me. I gave them the description in my 30’s, hadn’t stepped foot in that house or seen pictures of it since 1971. Most of the time I just keep these things to myself. Sometimes it makes me feel crazy
And then there are false memories. Maybe something from a dream. Maybe something you "thought" you experienced and never did. But after so many years, you convince yourself that you did experience it.
I am Hypnotist and based upon evidence from my clients I have concluded that the Subconscious stores every experience we have ever had. All their memories are available when in Hypnosis. The difference with the 5 in this 60 Minutes episode is that they can access those memories at will.
I know this isn’t the exact same but often when I have marij***a I can get into a relaxed state and lots of old memories from childhood I’d long forgotten about seem to float up into my consciousness. It’s very beautiful when I have those moments. It feels like those memories had been tucked away in my subconscious
Doing this study with subjects who are under hypnosis and given a selection of commands, directives, or other specific stimuli may prove mighty interesting. Potentially lending a little additional credibility to your chosen field of interest and practice. Perhaps propose that idea to the organization who is doing that research.
My spouse was like this He was blind and could remember music lyrics, when a song was released the chord arrangement, what radio station it was on, what state he lived in and what he ate that day. the music group, the chart of the song and the mix of the song. whether he heard it on pirate radio, or here in the states. Geographically. He could not do directions at all and yet was a sensational Piano tuner for 50 years. he also remembered personal events of family tragedy that connected to the timeline memory. He was quizzed by his boss , mother and me. i wondered if MIT or a testing of savants or do they do IQ testing of a blind person . My spouse also could remember how to sing a tune after hearing the first time. I miss him dearly. He was called a walking encyclapedia of music.
Actually, forgetting is a blessing in so many ways. Remembering everything can make you miserable because you can't let go of anything. It can overwhelm you. Plus, your memory can become a garbage heap.
Like every thing in life, it's all about how you handle it. I know someone who has really good memory, but let's that get in the way of his happiness due to focusing too much on the past, and negative things. I have always wanted to have good memory because it would have come in handy many times throughout my life when I was accused of saying or doing something, and not remember it. God, the irony is that I remember those times, but not what they were about. Isn't that peachy? I get the cons that come with a good memory, but I'm not sure I agree the brain has a limit to what it can remember. Meaning I don't think it has a storage limit. Though scientists have posited our brains can handle 250 Petabites of information, so who knows. I doubt anyone has ever filled there entire brain with that much data. Though now that I think about it, there could be molecules which actually restrict access to the rest of the storage. You can see this by looking at how various people react throughout their lives as they come across new information. Honestly, I could keep going, but this comment is long enough. Enjoy your day. @@nychris2258
Both remembering and forgetting play an important role in life. Remembering helps us preserve valuable memories and learn from the past, while forgetting helps us not get stuck in negative things. It is the balance between the two that can help us maintain mental health and create a harmonious life.
My brother is like that - has been since he was a kid and he's in his 50's. He'll describe colors, sounds, what you were wearing, even verbatim words he's heard and what others were doing in the room. Anything he noticed sticks forever. He always says he 'sees' it again and he's not in any way like someone with autism (I work with individuals with autism).
Wow! Does he help you remember more about your childhood? (If you grew up together.) How do your parents feel about his ability - does it delight them, does it scare them, or both? Are you better in math than your brother?
@@Antidemonn - Yes. A re-invention of past practices packaged for today's high-pressured go-getters. For example, Buddhists often practice walking meditation, too, and the emphasis is always on the breath and an empty mind as is yoga in Hinduism.
My mom either got talked into it or she asked for it, but she received anesthesia FOUR times during my birth. It resulted in me living life not knowing why my memories had always been erased or hidden and the cognitive dysfunction I didn't realize I had until the diagnosis 2 yrs. ago. I'm gonna be 54 in Dec. I envy ppl who can remember their life. What I have is an affliction and I've heard it's a good thing. It has never felt like it even once. How the hell can certain ppl, even Marilou Henner who is older than I am, has excellent recall? I got JIPPED!
@junesmith4159 The only time there is the present moment ❤. Past and future are a useful but not necessarily needed in the now. Awareness in the now is. 💜
Try meditation to out maneuver your brains prison. You can download all your memories from your akashic records. Indeed there have been several people who has had 50% of their brain removed & yet they could STILL FUNCTION NORMALLY...HOW.? We have an astral body that can & will operate without the brains influence..
If you have a solid memory that gives confidence. It's like a police officer in your head. While in sleep your heads work to offer you a critical advice investigating all the activities you have done while you were awake. It happens among most ordinary people. How awesome it would be for those with laser sharp memories.
@user-qv4ze8zm4h - Neither Ms Stahl nor the researchers asked about dreaming, at least not on camera. I would be interested in hearing about whether the people with "superior autobiographical memory" had the same kinds of sorting-out dreams that us memory-impaired have and if they relive long segments of past memories in the dreams.
@@MossyMozart I am one of those people and I remembered dreams with uncanny awareness. This is what I wrote earlier in a response which I will put here: Up until May 21, 2012 I had a version of this sort of memory. Then I had West Nile with encephalitis / meningitis and couldn't get well for literally years. Finally, Hyperbaric therapy rejuvenated me, just as the 2020 lockdown with Covid began. Covid re~triggered the entire cycle. I experienced the felt sense of the day... and my specialty is I remembered dreams. I am now 70, so becoming 60 had its own challenges, as I was about 58 when I became really ill from West Nile (which also triggered EBV and CMV latent in my system. It is very annoying to no longer be able to do this "thing". I still can remember many things from my childhood, and I used to be baffled why others didn't have that tactile type of memory. I had literally a jolt to consciousness when I was about a year old and it seems like that triggered a change in me. For me, it is grounded in my "felt sense" of the experience. The down side is difficult if you have many difficult things in ones life. Remembering all those details is like revisiting that pain which can nver really be in the past.
I always prided myself on having a pretty decent memory, until my second son started to recite, ad verbatim, extensive monologues after watching movies like Lord of the Rings, Avatar, etc. Just blew the entire family away. He can still recall them all. If I'm not mistaken, this sort of memory function has been more often found in people with Ausbergers. Evidently its not an exclusive domain for them anymore. Wonderful information amd definitely worth further research and investigation.
Can’t wait for some genius to figure a way to share this (or _at least_ some approximation of this?) with everyone. I do hope and pray that it’ll be something cheap and SAFE.
As a medical professional, I don’t like the term Aspberger disorder, as it is just an autistic variant. There are many variants of the spectrum of autism.
People with super memory should be historians. Keeping the record of what truly happened for all of us. If there are enough of them keeping the record and correcting the record for us we are more likely to have historical record that's fact based. Otherwise, who cares January 1, 2024, Monday, was a sunny day?
@gs03ssl - The weather plays a huge role in many historical events. Would John Hinckley Jr. have attempted to assasinate President Reagan if he had to wait in the pouring rain for Reagan to appear?
I have some memories, not to this level but one goes back to the time i was 6 months old. I went back to that location after around 50 years and its still exactly the same as my memory.
“They can do with their memories what you and I can do about yesterday” speak for yourself, Sir! I went to work today thinking it was Wednesday and learning 30 minutes later that it was Tuesday and I was off. 😂
These exceptional people demonstrate that all of us store the memories in our brains. We just can't retrieve those memories at will like these people can. It doesn't seem totally fair. Perhaps the latest MRIs can differentiate these special peoples' memory retrieval mechanisms and how they differ from the majority.
Again another great show. I have trusted 60 Minutes since the 70’s and I have never been let down. Thank you. In a world where things like FoxNew’s propaganda exists, 60 Minutes is a great relief.
My fiancé's mother had this type of memory. Her family learned never to argue with her as she was always correct. She was exceedingly hyper & talked as fast as a machine gun.
Up until May 21, 2012 I had a version of this sort of memory. Then I had West Nile with encephalitis / meningitis and couldn't get well for literally years. Finally, Hyperbaric therapy rejuvenated me, just as the 2020 lockdown with Covid began. Covid re~triggered the entire cycle. I experienced the felt sense of the day... and my specialty is I remembered dreams. I am now 70, so becoming 60 had its own challenges, as I was about 58 when I became really ill from West Nile (which also triggered EBV and CMV latent in my system. It is very annoying to no longer be able to do this "thing". I still can remember many things from my childhood, and I used to be baffled why others didn't have that tactile type of memory. I had literally a jolt to consciousness when I was about a year old and it seems like that triggered a change in me. For me, it is grounded in my "felt sense" of the experience. The down side is difficult if you have many difficult things in ones life. Remembering all those details is like revisiting that pain which can nver really be in the past.
Jorge Luis Borges has an amazing and beautiful short story written about this subject. It is inside the book called Fictions and the short story is named "Funes the Memorious." This little short story fits this documentary theme to its core. I strongly recommend it! I also recommend, of course, reading the entire book, because it is going to blow your mind away beautifully!
Amen. I have OCD & ADHD, RSD, a little dyslexia, CPSTD from Narricistic Abuse (like many people today) and can relate to negative/humiliating experiences from 30 years ago like it was it was nothing. My mind also catalogs memories by location, person, activity but I have extreme time blindness so I wouldn't be able to calculate dates. I am grateful for these videos because it may explain why it is hard to let things go. I've tried to focus on good memories with people, always aware no one is perfect but sometimes have to distract myself to change the strong emotions with the memories. Reframing/CBT and acceptance and commitment therapy helps but the OCD link may explain why getting over things is harder for some then others. Grateful for this video ❤
I'm convinced that even considering the downsides, I would absolutely love to have this "condition" if you will. I feel like I am definitely on the other end of this. I sure wish I could remember more things, more easily. I feel like it would make your life feel fuller, longer, and more meaningful.
Another good trade off, I sm the least OCD person I know. My house is perpetually a mess, I leave things out, so I can see them and remember what I was going to do today.
There are many things that man is just now understanding as new or unknown to human memory. I just hope it will be put to good use and not for evil, amen 🙏.
Not to mention the pesticides in our fruits which washing apparently doesn't remove, the crap they pump into our air, and whatever they keep putting in our water. Not to mention microplastics. The govts of the world are literally killing us all slowly, and 95% of us just stand by and watch.
I have photographic memory and in University reading countless documents and books for a reseach and going to exams (I did 3-4 exams at once so I had to read 3-4 books) gave me cronic migraines. My neurologist told me that the information overload caused it. While working I had no migraines. The gift would be great for doctors etc. but in my field you don't have to memorise everything.
How useful as a retired Elimentaray School Counselor, to find that that there are Doctors and Educated people who believe in the the depths of the brain. Thank you for this 60Minuntes about the brain.
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities.
How many people remember the day witinn a year that they learned to ride a bicycle? In my case I was 4 or 5 and it is was 1977. This abiliity to remember the past events according to a specific day is beautiful. Louise Owen is so generous to share it with us. Judging by the next comment there are others like myself that can remember specific moments in time that were traumatic, In my case I don't remember the specific date, and not any or all of the things that happened outside the course of the traumatic event during the day.
My mom had a stroke and could only remember everything before the stroke. she didn't realize her own son ignored her for 20 years..or remember the death of her other two sons
What if you can remember details of everything but not the dates? I realized for the first time in my life when my memory was destroyed by COVID that how i remembered everything was not how most people live their lives. I had to relearn how to live. But the positive side is that when you can't remember everything it is a lot easier to live cause you just don't care about things as much.
Life sometimes gets so busy and demanding, I get away from meditation. I tell myself, "Oh, once I get past [fill in the blank], I'll get back into it." I just need to do it. Period.
@suzanneemerson2625 That is good wisdom. Never thought of it that way. That has been my issue now for awhile. I think it is because my partner doesn't do it, and I don't have a good space to practice.
I have HSAM. But mine is videographic, I recall entire conversations. I can sit in a courtroom and recall exactly what someone stated on the stand and the questions asked even if its hours long but not all of us do this in the same way, what we all seem to have in commin is this freaky innate comprehension of calendars and how they work. I don't do this by date, I do some different with time to organize info in me, but like Marilu Henner? I can tell you every detail...I actively choose what to place in my Instant Recall bin as although science says it's impossible, my memory is videographic and it can go off mistakenly, someone might ask me something or make a comment and Boom, its as if my mind becomes a moving camera and I recall it all. Note thst they said that they DON'T have photographic memories. The emotion never goes away, it IS as if events are REtranspiring emotionally. As I recall it and it's frustrating as ppl around you don't seem to be drinking in the experience of life as we're living it. And yes, it gave me insight otgerw didn't gave so Bitcoin isn't what SV & DC claims and fights about, disagrees about. You DO remember every single thing that you're exposed to, this? You just don't instantly, effortless recall it. Trust me, your brain is puny as compared to your mind, your physical brain must accomodate your mind, the amount of info can overwhelm you. We all develop ways to handle and organize what we're exposed to and that we label "memory" ex post facto.
From my own experiences I strongly believe that all of us are recording our lives. These people have the abilities to compartmentalize each memory component onto a date/time/weather/color and so on. Then later on mentally ask for what memory they want, then retrieve it somehow. I've experienced memories long lost through hypnopompic hallucinations and some other strange phenomena, so I know the memories are all there. Oh and 10 yrs later his research hasn't birthed any practical application.
My mother had this - (HSAM) Highly superiority autobiographical memory. She was my own Google before internet. Mine is on that end of the spectrum but not on her or their level. As a child she had me play nonstop memory games for which we always had a blast. This diluted trickled down gift helped me to be a director of operation in healthcare, MMA fighter, Triathlete etc etc (all simultaneously). A good Memory does wonders, but it is a gift/ curse. You learn real quick who around you has a good memory. But I am not on this level of dates. Images diff. Hence why art came naturally to me as a child. And as with most of us we deny our best talents. It's just expressed in other ways. Lastly my mother and I are/were both Empaths to a fault. Whereas I've learned to control it better. But coming across another person with a similar memory is so exhilarating. This study is fascinating for there are only so many.
I don't think this is that rare. BEFORE MY CAR WRECK and TBI at age 35, I could remember millions of numbers, people's names, birthdays, their and their families birthdays, long lists of items... But, I could also remember being in the crib, and who was there, what was said, the weather,... I think if we can tap into it at a young age, it becomes part of us. My parents told me to always believe what I saw and what I remember to be true, because they said I was always correct.
Do not agree with the concept that we need to forget. Also do not know why we are questioning the ability to recall emmeories while deliberately trying to find misalignment. Thank goodness for the participants generosity to share their ablity with scientists and 60 minutes.
'normal' is the worst word we have, right after 'should'. Next ones are 'right', 'true' and 'good'. If we'd be honest we'd just go around saying to people: "hey, you don't meet my expectations!"
Mindfulness is like a superpower. The people who have that "photographic memory" are like xmen lol. For me, mindfulness saved my life. DBT really helped me mature my skills of being mundful. When i achieve that state, its like a free flow dream state.
Imagine government authorities pointing a red laser on your forehead and saying, you are lying, your brain scan says so and you are sentenced to jail. 😱
The people who remember every day of their lives organize their memory by the calendar day, date, and year. There are other ways to organize memory: food, college degrees, jobs, apartments, houses, penthouses, countries, cities, languages learned, professions, and, all of these, even loves, marriages, relationships, friendships, family members. Decisions can be decided very early or impulsively. I lived in USA, London, Tokyo, Prague, Berlin, Luxembourg, Honolulu, Kuwait, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Qatar, Oaxaca, and other places. The moves meant I learned French, Latin, Spanish, Japanese, German, and studied Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic. I remember having to fight to stay in English because French was taking over, and I remember dreaming in Japanese. I have also taught English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. I look forward to learning more. My first published doctoral dissertation was on multiple language acquisition and I am writing another one on artificial intelligence now. The interconnectedness is fascinating.
Can anybody else here in 2024 see how this type of technology IS A GIGANTIC PROBLEM FOR OUR AUTONOMY AND INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS COLLECTIVE FUTURE.!!?!???!???!😣
The public consciousness and scientists will herald this as miraculous and how much good it can provide to everyone... when in reality, its applications are primarily oppressive (marketing, manipulation, and a form of mind-r*pe). This is stuff straight out of 1984 and yet, Americans will embrace all the positives of this technology, without ever considering the myriad (or the exponential multitude) of negatives. There is this huge push to merge humans with computers, and I personally think it's evil and a source of control, really no different than unwanted mass surveillance. It predominately causes more harm, than good, IMO. In contrast, while CRISPR can transform medical treatment, we already know since curing disease isn't profitable, instead it will likely be weaponized, or mostly remain only accessible to those that are rich and want to live forever. Science and industry has this obsession with neuroscience for a reason... and it's not altruistic in nature.
I worked in a State Hospital in Calif. during the 60's. I cared for a patient who was severely autistic but she had perfect recall about the past. Not only her own experiences but everything that happened that she was exposed to. Very sadly, after I was transferred to a different ward, she was ignored by staff. this was during the time Regan was governor and he had put a freeze on hiring new staff and the patients were basically ignored do to lack of nurses.
This has to draw in folks like Jimi Hendrix and Picasso for instance in relation to the almost immediate infinite creative understanding of things. Creatives like that do things as if they are pulling from multiple lives or something while the rest of us labor to climb. This is also why we get told about remembering our whole whole life when we die. I would say a filter has been placed over our mind for this life.
I wish I could remember what I did a few days ago. Sheesh. For me, time just melds together. I can remember things, but I CANNOT tell you when it happened.
Wow. This is very similar to how my memory works. The emotions are raw at times as if you present in the past. I can see the past in my head. I'm not good with dates though, but I do have a visual memory. My OCD is extreme...everything has to be in order. Doing things out of sequence creates a mess for me.
Interesting that when asked about events on a certain date they always include in their answer the day of the week - even if that was irrelevant to the answer. I wonder if the day of the week is somehow bound up inextricably to the way they access memory.
I used this adrenaline idea in college. I notice that when i went to class tired, the lesson did not take well, but if i was well rested and alert the lesson sunk in better. I then to it to the next step by being well rested and hyped myself up using caffeine and was able to absorb a lot more detail.
@@jinka6171 sorry friend , not meant to offend, but I m just curious, if someone offends or even hurts you, and with the time elapse, can your hates also die away? If it can’t, then I believe it’s more a curse.
@@alexzhu4710people are able to forgive and let go of pain and suffering that someone may have caused them in the past and still remember the time it all happened with all the details. I'm only guessing that it would be the same for these people that have extraordinary memories.
@@nitramja7738 - You don't have to guess. The people in that segment who addressed it all said that recalling past painful memories are emotionally like living through them again - ie: relationship breakups and the woman, who at 13, suffered an emotional trauma when she had to move away from her school and friends.
We don't "let go" of our memories as much as we "let go" of the emotional overload from a bad memory, slowly, over time. I, anyway, have a flashbulb memory of seeing the second plane crash and burst into flame, but time has removed most of the sting of the fear and anger I felt, and the hopelessness and impotence I experienced as the towers fell one by one.
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities. Who cares about sustainability and starving children, we need to control and read all minds.
I forget where I place my keys most times. Put up a key hook by the door, and keys go there every time now. Problem solved and no anxiety for losing keys. Now my lack of memory can focus on where I put my drink down at....
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities. Who cares about sustainability and starving children, we need to control and read all minds.
@vickiebillingsley7842 - It gave you that big shot of adrenaline they spoke about. I am sorry that you have suffered through that memory all these years.
My Dad had autobiographic memory (or so we thought); you could give him a date and he would tell you: 1. Who was president 2. What wars were taking place, where and also, the origin of the war & why. He loved history, so he knew the histories of All the Politicians and Political parties across the world; he also never forgot a persons name after 1-meeting. He was the kindest, most honorable person that I have ever known. He was an Amazing Chef, very meticulous. He is forever missed...he was well loved 💖 by many...
Wondering if and how this technology could help people who have serious mental illnesses and PTSD. Could it help us get to the root of the mental illness, and thereby assist the medical profession making treatments more patient-specific.
Superior autobiographical memory is truly astounding. Today is Tuesday 20 August 2024 and I will record the date in my diary so that later I can look it up. Obviously, I do not have the gift. Thank you for another program from 60 mnutes by CBS.
I'm very curious about the IRB (Institutional Review Board) that ok'd the suicidal ideation study. This is an INCREDIBLY at-risk group. Was this cleared by both Dr. Brent and Dr. Just's universities? What intervention are they offering the participants AFTER the fMRI? Asking suicidal people to contemplate words associated with death would, it appears, increase their attention and possibly motivation towards the act. It is worrisome to me that this segment on 60 Minutes doesn't address the reduction of harm I am assuming these researchers HAD to offer in order to recruit these participants.
I’m curious about why people remembers the actual dates. I don’t have the type of recall these people have but the vivid memories I do have of my life are not linked to particular dates.
@@iknownothing-49 They must feel the relativity of their experience, on some synesthetic level... and through these representations, locate the memory on a "synesthetic" map. I guess!
I've always imagined what it'd be like if you had a video/digital file of your entire experience of existence, and could relive anything. Seems some can. This being a possibility should open people up to the idea that there's more going on than we know. In fact this is certainly a glimpse of the extraordinary true nature of the mind and potentially even reality.
I have a friend like that who new days and dates and times but she got Covid and her memories of dates and things faded some what. Her remembering amazed me. I wouldn’t like that. I l choose to forget!
They are asking the wrong questions. Like: can you learn a language in a week? Do you ever misspell words? Can you quote lines from movies and books? Can they remember how things taste they haven't had in a long time? Remembering facts is one thing but do they learn faster? Can they process information faster than ordinary people? I could ask these people 200 questions.
This is beautiful. And when she said “it makes me live intentionally because I know I will remember it and want to look back at a great memory everyday”. If more of us lived like that we would remember more. Or emotions would be elevated and we would store the memories. The more we exercise this lifestyle we could develop some of these abilities! So interesting!
Her voice 🤯🙃😖 I Jus' can't do it ..
mi glad we are all unglue individuals with unique abilities and personalities
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Kinda scary and exciting at the same time! This is probably how neuro link was developed!
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My father had this kind of memory . He often would start the day talking about what happened in his life on this date in the past. It was such and such s B- day the last time he was around that person on their bday. The day of the week what the weather was that day etc. The best thing I remember about his memory was when he would talk about our day of birth or 1st day day of school etc. I was born during a heat wave I know because of his memory. Downside he couldn't forget.
This research proves that childhood trauma is the worst crime in humanity. Childhood trauma creates adulthood drama.
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So true.
I believe that is the best way to keep you from potential
Everyone experiences trauma. It is inevitable.
This is true, but this is one side of it! You can overcome trauma. Too me trauma is only trauma if you don’t do the work
Being able to forget is a gift. I wish I could forget more. I feel bad for people with perfect recall. I'm so glad painful memories fade with time.
It's much worse to not remember entire years of your life!
@@sueferrer3892not necessarily
Same here I am glad some memories fade😢
Painful memories do not always fade with time. PTSD, CPTSD for instance. Trust me, I have both. Those were lies that were told. Same with: "Love concurs all".
I'd like to add... personally, I can remember everything I see. like a book. I flip pages in my mind. But, not dates or what I ate for lunch. Just the things I thought were important at the time. Something like mindfulness, I imprint the moment. Once to test myself, I read the entire medical encyclopedia with hundreds of full color pages of the human body. I focused on it. It's been 12 years and can see anything in that book. Doctors ask me if I'm a doctor. Ha!
But I digress. I do not have emotional ties to my memories. I've been attacked, wronged, cheated on, etc...but when I flip back, nada. I tell people it's like a switch, click, and I no longer care. However, I can feel it if I choose, but it often leads me to clenched fists and grinding teeth. So I choose to feel the good memories. It is uncomfortable for others when i remember the terrible things they did, and I remind them, cuz they forgot.
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I would love that you would follow this old interviews and see where we are today! Thanks for this amazing look into the mind!
I'm fairly certain that at least one of them is in Vegas counting cards.
Where we are today is Apple and other companies have implemented brainwave reading into their devices such as airpods. This is a recent announcement. But look how far back it was in development. So you know at this point it's way beyond airpods.
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If they read your mind, they can change it.
Rick Baron from Cleveland sadly passed in 2011
I remember knowing a friend in highschool that had this type of memory. He became a meteorologist and his brother was a space shuttle captain!
It’s amazing how the brain can store and retrieve such vast amounts of information. This phenomenon not only highlights the potential of human memory but also opens up new avenues for understanding how our brains work. Truly a remarkable and thought-provoking subject!🧠
So jealous right now.....im missing chunks.
@@NCfrost82 My problem is forgetting stuff I know. I'll forget a relative's name and wonder why?
Wow! the more I hear, the more amazed I am at how some human beings are so special! We are created equal, but we certainly have different gifts or "supernatural gifts'.
But" normal idiots will called them " wird,freaks, and will try to hurt them...
We are not created
OMG! Someone who perfectly put into words How my memory works!!!! I see it in my head like a Video to!!!!!!!!!!!!! All the way back to 18 months old and I'm 58!!
Hope you join the research.
Do you remember learning to walk?
Once I’d given exact descriptions of the home layout to my parents when I was two years old they finally believed me. I gave them the description in my 30’s, hadn’t stepped foot in that house or seen pictures of it since 1971. Most of the time I just keep these things to myself. Sometimes it makes me feel crazy
Don’t look up what edging is
Do you remember learning to work
This is endlessly fascinating.
That said, I'm grateful for selective amnesia, since total recall would push me over the edge.
And then there are false memories. Maybe something from a dream. Maybe something you "thought" you experienced and never did. But after so many years, you convince yourself that you did experience it.
Mindfulness changed my life. It’s how I’ve maintained 7 years of sobriety so far.
I'll drink to that
I’m 30 days free today!! 😊
@@amyjones7962 It only gets better.
Some people are so mindful that they never become addicted in the first place!
Congratulations ❤️ that's an awesome accomplishment 👏
I am Hypnotist and based upon evidence from my clients I have concluded that the Subconscious stores every experience we have ever had. All their memories are available when in Hypnosis. The difference with the 5 in this 60 Minutes episode is that they can access those memories at will.
I know this isn’t the exact same but often when I have marij***a I can get into a relaxed state and lots of old memories from childhood I’d long forgotten about seem to float up into my consciousness. It’s very beautiful when I have those moments. It feels like those memories had been tucked away in my subconscious
@@nickzalucha218I'm a Hypnotherapist. Hypnosis still fascinates me! The mind is incredible.
@@nickzalucha218 well, why dont you try it?
Doing this study with subjects who are under hypnosis and given a selection of commands, directives, or other specific stimuli may prove mighty interesting. Potentially lending a little additional credibility to your chosen field of interest and practice. Perhaps propose that idea to the organization who is doing that research.
Interesting!
Thank you for continuing with 60 Minutes. As a 72-year old, the episodes enable me to be aware of new things, of new things I missed.
How this video found me is a miracle in itself. 😊🎉❤
Same
My spouse was like this He was blind and could remember music lyrics, when a song was released the chord arrangement, what radio station it was on, what state he lived in and what he ate that day. the music group, the chart of the song and the mix of the song. whether he heard it on pirate radio, or here in the states. Geographically. He could not do directions at all and yet was a sensational Piano tuner for 50 years. he also remembered personal events of family tragedy that connected to the timeline memory. He was quizzed by his boss , mother and me. i wondered if MIT or a testing of savants or do they do IQ testing of a blind person . My spouse also could remember how to sing a tune after hearing the first time. I miss him dearly. He was called a walking encyclapedia of music.
Actually, forgetting is a blessing in so many ways. Remembering everything can make you miserable because you can't let go of anything. It can overwhelm you. Plus, your memory can become a garbage heap.
You'd think so, but those people dont seem miserable at all. Fascinating.
Like every thing in life, it's all about how you handle it. I know someone who has really good memory, but let's that get in the way of his happiness due to focusing too much on the past, and negative things.
I have always wanted to have good memory because it would have come in handy many times throughout my life when I was accused of saying or doing something, and not remember it.
God, the irony is that I remember those times, but not what they were about. Isn't that peachy?
I get the cons that come with a good memory, but I'm not sure I agree the brain has a limit to what it can remember. Meaning I don't think it has a storage limit. Though scientists have posited our brains can handle 250 Petabites of information, so who knows. I doubt anyone has ever filled there entire brain with that much data.
Though now that I think about it, there could be molecules which actually restrict access to the rest of the storage.
You can see this by looking at how various people react throughout their lives as they come across new information.
Honestly, I could keep going, but this comment is long enough.
Enjoy your day. @@nychris2258
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Both remembering and forgetting play an important role in life. Remembering helps us preserve valuable memories and learn from the past, while forgetting helps us not get stuck in negative things. It is the balance between the two that can help us maintain mental health and create a harmonious life.
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My brother is like that - has been since he was a kid and he's in his 50's. He'll describe colors, sounds, what you were wearing, even verbatim words he's heard and what others were doing in the room. Anything he noticed sticks forever. He always says he 'sees' it again and he's not in any way like someone with autism (I work with individuals with autism).
Wow! Does he help you remember more about your childhood? (If you grew up together.) How do your parents feel about his ability - does it delight them, does it scare them, or both? Are you better in math than your brother?
Mindfulness is the truth. I practice it every day. Those who know, know. 💙🗽💙
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Buddism
All good. But like 90% of people don't. Maybe 95.
@@Antidemonn - Yes. A re-invention of past practices packaged for today's high-pressured go-getters. For example, Buddhists often practice walking meditation, too, and the emphasis is always on the breath and an empty mind as is yoga in Hinduism.
@@cmdrnbsp7132nerds are awesome
My mom either got talked into it or she asked for it, but she received anesthesia FOUR times during my birth. It resulted in me living life not knowing why my memories had always been erased or hidden and the cognitive dysfunction I didn't realize I had until the diagnosis 2 yrs. ago. I'm gonna be 54 in Dec. I envy ppl who can remember their life. What I have is an affliction and I've heard it's a good thing. It has never felt like it even once. How the hell can certain ppl, even Marilou Henner who is older than I am, has excellent recall? I got JIPPED!
@junesmith4159 The only time there is the present moment ❤.
Past and future are a useful but not necessarily needed in the now. Awareness in the now is. 💜
Try meditation to out maneuver your brains prison.
You can download all your memories from your akashic records.
Indeed there have been several people who has had 50% of their brain removed & yet they could STILL FUNCTION NORMALLY...HOW.?
We have an astral body that can & will operate without the brains influence..
If you have a solid memory that gives confidence. It's like a police officer in your head. While in sleep your heads work to offer you a critical advice investigating all the activities you have done while you were awake. It happens among most ordinary people. How awesome it would be for those with laser sharp memories.
@user-qv4ze8zm4h - Neither Ms Stahl nor the researchers asked about dreaming, at least not on camera. I would be interested in hearing about whether the people with "superior autobiographical memory" had the same kinds of sorting-out dreams that us memory-impaired have and if they relive long segments of past memories in the dreams.
@@MossyMozart I am one of those people and I remembered dreams with uncanny awareness.
This is what I wrote earlier in a response which I will put here:
Up until May 21, 2012 I had a version of this sort of memory.
Then I had West Nile with encephalitis / meningitis and couldn't get well for literally years.
Finally, Hyperbaric therapy rejuvenated me, just as the 2020 lockdown with Covid began.
Covid re~triggered the entire cycle.
I experienced the felt sense of the day... and my specialty is I remembered dreams.
I am now 70, so becoming 60 had its own challenges, as I was about 58 when I became really ill from West Nile (which also triggered EBV and CMV latent in my system.
It is very annoying to no longer be able to do this "thing".
I still can remember many things from my childhood, and I used to be baffled why others didn't have that tactile type of memory.
I had literally a jolt to consciousness when I was about a year old and it seems like that triggered a change in me.
For me, it is grounded in my "felt sense" of the experience.
The down side is difficult if you have many difficult things in ones life. Remembering all those details is like revisiting that pain which can nver really be in the past.
I always prided myself on having a pretty decent memory, until my second son started to recite, ad verbatim, extensive monologues after watching movies like Lord of the Rings, Avatar, etc. Just blew the entire family away. He can still recall them all.
If I'm not mistaken, this sort of memory function has been more often found in people with Ausbergers. Evidently its not an exclusive domain for them anymore. Wonderful information amd definitely worth further research and investigation.
Can’t wait for some genius to figure a way to share this (or _at least_ some approximation of this?) with everyone.
I do hope and pray that it’ll be something cheap and SAFE.
I remember every word in every episode of the cartoons I watched when I was a kid, even the commercials.
Wow! What about now? Can you still do it
As a medical professional, I don’t like the term Aspberger disorder, as it is just an autistic variant. There are many variants of the spectrum of autism.
@@YargGlugUnlikely story*
People with super memory should be historians. Keeping the record of what truly happened for all of us. If there are enough of them keeping the record and correcting the record for us we are more likely to have historical record that's fact based. Otherwise, who cares January 1, 2024, Monday, was a sunny day?
No One..
@gs03ssl - The weather plays a huge role in many historical events. Would John Hinckley Jr. have attempted to assasinate President Reagan if he had to wait in the pouring rain for Reagan to appear?
Did you notice none of them are involved in any so-called serious sciences---the folks with the super memories?
@@Bestitwest Why do you suppose that is?
I have some memories, not to this level but one goes back to the time i was 6 months old. I went back to that location after around 50 years and its still exactly the same as my memory.
“They can do with their memories what you and I can do about yesterday” speak for yourself, Sir! I went to work today thinking it was Wednesday and learning 30 minutes later that it was Tuesday and I was off. 😂
These exceptional people demonstrate that all of us store the memories in our brains. We just can't retrieve those memories at will like these people can. It doesn't seem totally fair. Perhaps the latest MRIs can differentiate these special peoples' memory retrieval mechanisms and how they differ from the majority.
Speaking only for myself.....there are plenty of things in life that I am happy to forget.
Again another great show. I have trusted 60 Minutes since the 70’s and I have never been let down. Thank you. In a world where things like FoxNew’s propaganda exists, 60 Minutes is a great relief.
They are all propaganda machines.
🫰🏾🫰🏾🫰🏾Absolutely!
Trump 2024 🇺🇸
@@travisclymer2517 real question, how did you manage to rub together enough brain cells to get through this program.
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So, how much of your hard earned money have you sent to the “billionaire “? Lol.
I suffer from PTSD and amnesia associated with it. I've always wondered how to regain or even just improve my memory. I find this all amazing.
My fiancé's mother had this type of memory. Her family learned never to argue with her as she was always correct. She was exceedingly hyper & talked as fast as a machine gun.
Up until May 21, 2012 I had a version of this sort of memory.
Then I had West Nile with encephalitis / meningitis and couldn't get well for literally years.
Finally, Hyperbaric therapy rejuvenated me, just as the 2020 lockdown with Covid began.
Covid re~triggered the entire cycle.
I experienced the felt sense of the day... and my specialty is I remembered dreams.
I am now 70, so becoming 60 had its own challenges, as I was about 58 when I became really ill from West Nile (which also triggered EBV and CMV latent in my system.
It is very annoying to no longer be able to do this "thing".
I still can remember many things from my childhood, and I used to be baffled why others didn't have that tactile type of memory.
I had literally a jolt to consciousness when I was about a year old and it seems like that triggered a change in me.
For me, it is grounded in my "felt sense" of the experience.
The down side is difficult if you have many difficult things in ones life. Remembering all those details is like revisiting that pain which can nver really be in the past.
Interesting bit about covid. I wonder if it impacted any of these people ...
Jorge Luis Borges has an amazing and beautiful short story written about this subject. It is inside the book called Fictions and the short story is named "Funes the Memorious." This little short story fits this documentary theme to its core. I strongly recommend it! I also recommend, of course, reading the entire book, because it is going to blow your mind away beautifully!
❤ thank you for this recommendation!
Amen. I have OCD & ADHD, RSD, a little dyslexia, CPSTD from Narricistic Abuse (like many people today) and can relate to negative/humiliating experiences from 30 years ago like it was it was nothing. My mind also catalogs memories by location, person, activity but I have extreme time blindness so I wouldn't be able to calculate dates. I am grateful for these videos because it may explain why it is hard to let things go. I've tried to focus on good memories with people, always aware no one is perfect but sometimes have to distract myself to change the strong emotions with the memories. Reframing/CBT and acceptance and commitment therapy helps but the OCD link may explain why getting over things is harder for some then others. Grateful for this video ❤
jesus...
I'd become a police detective if I had autobiographical memory. Or a programmer.
Wait.... I am a programmer. I forgot.
I'm convinced that even considering the downsides, I would absolutely love to have this "condition" if you will. I feel like I am definitely on the other end of this. I sure wish I could remember more things, more easily. I feel like it would make your life feel fuller, longer, and more meaningful.
I have thought the same thing but think would be difficult as well with past hurt.
Another good trade off, I sm the least OCD person I know. My house is perpetually a mess, I leave things out, so I can see them and remember what I was going to do today.
There are many things that man is just now understanding as new or unknown to human memory. I just hope it will be put to good use and not for evil, amen 🙏.
I wonder how many people would have memories like that if not for lead, anticholinergics, narcissistic abuse, etc.
Not to mention the pesticides in our fruits which washing apparently doesn't remove, the crap they pump into our air, and whatever they keep putting in our water. Not to mention microplastics. The govts of the world are literally killing us all slowly, and 95% of us just stand by and watch.
Man narcissistic abuse is the cause of memory loss definitely 😢
I have photographic memory and in University reading countless documents and books for a reseach and going to exams (I did 3-4 exams at once so I had to read 3-4 books) gave me cronic migraines. My neurologist told me that the information overload caused it. While working I had no migraines. The gift would be great for doctors etc. but in my field you don't have to memorise everything.
My mom has memory like this. She remembers days, dates, birthdays, the whole shebang
What is the first thing she remembers from her infancy?
At what age did she realize her ability is not common?
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How useful as a retired Elimentaray School Counselor, to find that that there are Doctors and Educated people who believe in the the depths of the brain. Thank you for this 60Minuntes about the brain.
It sucks to recall painful emotions from years ago.
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities.
How many people remember the day witinn a year that they learned to ride a bicycle? In my case I was 4 or 5 and it is was 1977. This abiliity to remember the past events according to a specific day is beautiful. Louise Owen is so generous to share it with us. Judging by the next comment there are others like myself that can remember specific moments in time that were traumatic, In my case I don't remember the specific date, and not any or all of the things that happened outside the course of the traumatic event during the day.
Too much memory brings misery. Being able to forget brings joy.
These people seem to belie your comment.
My mom had a stroke and could only remember everything before the stroke. she didn't realize her own son ignored her for 20 years..or remember the death of her other two sons
@jtsjtsm woow you did it well💯👏
The episode on autobiographical memory is impressive and expands our understanding of how memory affects our cognition.
I rarely get jealous but that ladies memory is making me!
Amazingly cool👍🏼😁
As a male I'm only jealous of guys remembering their first date birthdays consistently to avoid sleeping on the couch.
Wow! What a blessing. They will always have perfect scores in any examination or assessment ❤❤
What if you can remember details of everything but not the dates? I realized for the first time in my life when my memory was destroyed by COVID that how i remembered everything was not how most people live their lives. I had to relearn how to live. But the positive side is that when you can't remember everything it is a lot easier to live cause you just don't care about things as much.
I've recently started doing mindfulness and it really helps ❤
Life sometimes gets so busy and demanding, I get away from meditation. I tell myself, "Oh, once I get past [fill in the blank], I'll get back into it." I just need to do it. Period.
Yes, you do. When you don’t “feel like it,” that’s the time you need it most.
@suzanneemerson2625 That is good wisdom. Never thought of it that way. That has been my issue now for awhile. I think it is because my partner doesn't do it, and I don't have a good space to practice.
That would be frustrating when people dont recall a lot of things and you remember everything. This was interesting. Thank you
I have HSAM. But mine is videographic, I recall entire conversations. I can sit in a courtroom and recall exactly what someone stated on the stand and the questions asked even if its hours long but not all of us do this in the same way, what we all seem to have in commin is this freaky innate comprehension of calendars and how they work. I don't do this by date, I do some different with time to organize info in me, but like Marilu Henner? I can tell you every detail...I actively choose what to place in my Instant Recall bin as although science says it's impossible, my memory is videographic and it can go off mistakenly, someone might ask me something or make a comment and Boom, its as if my mind becomes a moving camera and I recall it all. Note thst they said that they DON'T have photographic memories. The emotion never goes away, it IS as if events are REtranspiring emotionally. As I recall it and it's frustrating as ppl around you don't seem to be drinking in the experience of life as we're living it. And yes, it gave me insight otgerw didn't gave so Bitcoin isn't what SV & DC claims and fights about, disagrees about. You DO remember every single thing that you're exposed to, this? You just don't instantly, effortless recall it. Trust me, your brain is puny as compared to your mind, your physical brain must accomodate your mind, the amount of info can overwhelm you. We all develop ways to handle and organize what we're exposed to and that we label "memory" ex post facto.
From my own experiences I strongly believe that all of us are recording our lives. These people have the abilities to compartmentalize each memory component onto a date/time/weather/color and so on. Then later on mentally ask for what memory they want, then retrieve it somehow. I've experienced memories long lost through hypnopompic hallucinations and some other strange phenomena, so I know the memories are all there. Oh and 10 yrs later his research hasn't birthed any practical application.
Think you have a good memory, watch this! 😂 These people are so amazing. The violinist sounds amazing. 👌
Fascinating! I can remember all of my family, friends and lovers birthdays but this level of memory is amazing.
Why would I want to remember everything? There are some things I don’t mind forgetting
My mother had this - (HSAM) Highly superiority autobiographical memory. She was my own Google before internet. Mine is on that end of the spectrum but not on her or their level. As a child she had me play nonstop memory games for which we always had a blast. This diluted trickled down gift helped me to be a director of operation in healthcare, MMA fighter, Triathlete etc etc (all simultaneously). A good Memory does wonders, but it is a gift/ curse. You learn real quick who around you has a good memory. But I am not on this level of dates. Images diff. Hence why art came naturally to me as a child. And as with most of us we deny our best talents. It's just expressed in other ways. Lastly my mother and I are/were both Empaths to a fault. Whereas I've learned to control it better. But coming across another person with a similar memory is so exhilarating.
This study is fascinating for there are only so many.
I don’t even remember what I ate for dinner last night 🤣
Louise Owen has the most startling intelligence shining out of her extraordinary eyes.
I don't think this is that rare. BEFORE MY CAR WRECK and TBI at age 35, I could remember millions of numbers, people's names, birthdays, their and their families birthdays, long lists of items... But, I could also remember being in the crib, and who was there, what was said, the weather,... I think if we can tap into it at a young age, it becomes part of us. My parents told me to always believe what I saw and what I remember to be true, because they said I was always correct.
Do not agree with the concept that we need to forget. Also do not know why we are questioning the ability to recall emmeories while deliberately trying to find misalignment. Thank goodness for the participants generosity to share their ablity with scientists and 60 minutes.
'normal' is the worst word we have, right after 'should'. Next ones are 'right', 'true' and 'good'. If we'd be honest we'd just go around saying to people: "hey, you don't meet my expectations!"
Normal is a totally legitimate and useful word. it’s just that people don’t understand what it means.
Mindfulness is like a superpower. The people who have that "photographic memory" are like xmen lol. For me, mindfulness saved my life. DBT really helped me mature my skills of being mundful. When i achieve that state, its like a free flow dream state.
Ask any hypnotist; the subconscious remembers EVERYTHING. Trust me
This is so incredible. I have never seen anything like it before. I cant remember the clothes I wore on Monday lol
Imagine government authorities pointing a red laser on your forehead and saying, you are lying, your brain scan says so and you are sentenced to jail. 😱
Or anybody trying to manipulate your memories.
The people who remember every day of their lives organize their memory by the calendar day, date, and year. There are other ways to organize memory: food, college degrees, jobs, apartments, houses, penthouses, countries, cities, languages learned, professions, and, all of these, even loves, marriages, relationships, friendships, family members. Decisions can be decided very early or impulsively. I lived in USA, London, Tokyo, Prague, Berlin, Luxembourg, Honolulu, Kuwait, Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Qatar, Oaxaca, and other places. The moves meant I learned French, Latin, Spanish, Japanese, German, and studied Indonesian, Italian, Portuguese, and Arabic. I remember having to fight to stay in English because French was taking over, and I remember dreaming in Japanese. I have also taught English, French, Spanish, and Japanese. I look forward to learning more. My first published doctoral dissertation was on multiple language acquisition and I am writing another one on artificial intelligence now. The interconnectedness is fascinating.
Can anybody else here in 2024 see how this type of technology IS A GIGANTIC PROBLEM FOR OUR AUTONOMY AND INDIVIDUAL AS WELL AS COLLECTIVE FUTURE.!!?!???!???!😣
Of course!
The public consciousness and scientists will herald this as miraculous and how much good it can provide to everyone... when in reality, its applications are primarily oppressive (marketing, manipulation, and a form of mind-r*pe). This is stuff straight out of 1984 and yet, Americans will embrace all the positives of this technology, without ever considering the myriad (or the exponential multitude) of negatives. There is this huge push to merge humans with computers, and I personally think it's evil and a source of control, really no different than unwanted mass surveillance. It predominately causes more harm, than good, IMO. In contrast, while CRISPR can transform medical treatment, we already know since curing disease isn't profitable, instead it will likely be weaponized, or mostly remain only accessible to those that are rich and want to live forever. Science and industry has this obsession with neuroscience for a reason... and it's not altruistic in nature.
Or a gift. Who controls the history? Only those in power.
Love this so much! All minds are extraordinary. And this population of Genius is exceptional! Amazing. Peace to all.💜
Thank you for reminding us of this.
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I worked in a State Hospital in Calif. during the 60's. I cared for a patient who was severely autistic but she had perfect recall about the past. Not only her own experiences but everything that happened that she was exposed to. Very sadly, after I was transferred to a different ward, she was ignored by staff. this was during the time Regan was governor and he had put a freeze on hiring new staff and the patients were basically ignored do to lack of nurses.
This has to draw in folks like Jimi Hendrix and Picasso for instance in relation to the almost immediate infinite creative understanding of things. Creatives like that do things as if they are pulling from multiple lives or something while the rest of us labor to climb.
This is also why we get told about remembering our whole whole life when we die. I would say a filter has been placed over our mind for this life.
I wish I could remember what I did a few days ago. Sheesh. For me, time just melds together. I can remember things, but I CANNOT tell you when it happened.
Thanks for putting the year of filming. It's not fun to see the same videos given new upload dates.
Wow. This is very similar to how my memory works. The emotions are raw at times as if you present in the past. I can see the past in my head. I'm not good with dates though, but I do have a visual memory. My OCD is extreme...everything has to be in order. Doing things out of sequence creates a mess for me.
Interesting that when asked about events on a certain date they always include in their answer the day of the week - even if that was irrelevant to the answer. I wonder if the day of the week is somehow bound up inextricably to the way they access memory.
Yes, like sequencing
They all mentioned "seeing the memory", so the memory must come as a visual block. I imagine. (Not that I am in the position to know. ^_^ )
Yes that was what I was thinking. Like they are using a diff filing system.
I used this adrenaline idea in college. I notice that when i went to class tired, the lesson did not take well, but if i was well rested and alert the lesson sunk in better. I then to it to the next step by being well rested and hyped myself up using caffeine and was able to absorb a lot more detail.
I can’t imagine what their lives are like and I don’t know whether it’s a gift or curse.
I have it somewhat…..and it is more of a curse…….useless information….for the most part
@@jinka6171 sorry friend , not meant to offend, but I m just curious, if someone offends or even hurts you, and with the time elapse, can your hates also die away? If it can’t, then I believe it’s more a curse.
@@alexzhu4710people are able to forgive and let go of pain and suffering that someone may have caused them in the past and still remember the time it all happened with all the details.
I'm only guessing that it would be the same for these people that have extraordinary memories.
@@nitramja7738 - You don't have to guess. The people in that segment who addressed it all said that recalling past painful memories are emotionally like living through them again - ie: relationship breakups and the woman, who at 13, suffered an emotional trauma when she had to move away from her school and friends.
We don't "let go" of our memories as much as we "let go" of the emotional overload from a bad memory, slowly, over time. I, anyway, have a flashbulb memory of seeing the second plane crash and burst into flame, but time has removed most of the sting of the fear and anger I felt, and the hopelessness and impotence I experienced as the towers fell one by one.
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities. Who cares about sustainability and starving children, we need to control and read all minds.
The future sounds less exciting and more dystopian after watching this.
I forgot what i was going to say.
I know all about that.
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I remember doing that once too!
lol! same here 😂
oh! where am I?
What's with all these ancient 60 Minutes episodes showing up on UA-cam? I mean, I'm interested in them, but how about some more recent ones?
I would not want to remember everything. Too many painful memories.
I forget where I place my keys most times.
Put up a key hook by the door, and keys go there every time now.
Problem solved and no anxiety for losing keys.
Now my lack of memory can focus on where I put my drink down at....
I’m 63and I was 4 when my dad collapsed had a heart attack and he died I was 4 and I remember it like it’s playing like a movie ❤
It's always about (suboptimal brain hardware of the mind). It's not about sustainable tech, it's all about reading everyone's brains and surveillance tech, to allow us to use covert behavioral nudges with A.I and data. No need to use the A.I to find sustainable technology, we need to control for brain abnormalities. Who cares about sustainability and starving children, we need to control and read all minds.
@vickiebillingsley7842 - It gave you that big shot of adrenaline they spoke about. I am sorry that you have suffered through that memory all these years.
My Dad had autobiographic memory (or so we thought); you could give him a date and he would tell you: 1. Who was president 2. What wars were taking place, where and also, the origin of the war & why. He loved history, so he knew the histories of All the Politicians and Political parties across the world; he also never forgot a persons name after 1-meeting. He was the kindest, most honorable person that I have ever known. He was an Amazing Chef, very meticulous. He is forever missed...he was well loved 💖 by many...
Wondering if and how this technology could help people who have serious mental illnesses and PTSD. Could it help us get to the root of the mental illness, and thereby assist the medical profession making treatments more patient-specific.
Superior autobiographical memory is truly astounding. Today is Tuesday 20 August 2024 and I will record the date in my diary so that later I can look it up. Obviously, I do not have the gift. Thank you for another program from 60 mnutes by CBS.
Fascinating stuff!
The memory segment is fascinating. I actually have the opposite problem and I would love to have too much memory.
Shock, this is from 2009, we want the follow up for 2024✌️😎
Go to the 4th section , around 40 mins. They do a ‘10 years later’ update
Look at the state of society now..do you really think its better
@@wildone106 it's worse
Fascinating, but terrifying in the wrong hands
I'm very curious about the IRB (Institutional Review Board) that ok'd the suicidal ideation study. This is an INCREDIBLY at-risk group. Was this cleared by both Dr. Brent and Dr. Just's universities? What intervention are they offering the participants AFTER the fMRI? Asking suicidal people to contemplate words associated with death would, it appears, increase their attention and possibly motivation towards the act. It is worrisome to me that this segment on 60 Minutes doesn't address the reduction of harm I am assuming these researchers HAD to offer in order to recruit these participants.
Wow! This could be useful for someone in a coma! They could test to see if the brain is literally thinking! Amazing!
I’m curious about why people remembers the actual dates. I don’t have the type of recall these people have but the vivid memories I do have of my life are not linked to particular dates.
From what age does a person even need dates?
Probably a way of sorting the data since they remember the order of the days anyway.
@@iknownothing-49 They must feel the relativity of their experience, on some synesthetic level... and through these representations, locate the memory on a "synesthetic" map. I guess!
Stunning science, outstanding journalism.
Have any of these people been on Jeopardy-and if not, why? It would be too easy? 😫😭
I've always imagined what it'd be like if you had a video/digital file of your entire experience of existence, and could relive anything. Seems some can. This being a possibility should open people up to the idea that there's more going on than we know. In fact this is certainly a glimpse of the extraordinary true nature of the mind and potentially even reality.
And now; 10 yrs later we see that Google actually went "nefarious" mode. Sad state of affairs we live in now.
I have a friend like that who new days and dates and times but she got Covid and her memories of dates and things faded some what. Her remembering amazed me. I wouldn’t like that. I l choose to forget!
They are asking the wrong questions.
Like: can you learn a language in a week? Do you ever misspell words? Can you quote lines from movies and books? Can they remember how things taste they haven't had in a long time? Remembering facts is one thing but do they learn faster? Can they process information faster than ordinary people? I could ask these people 200 questions.
James L. McGaugh represents behaviorism.