Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

There is No Such Thing as a Photographic Memory

People are not born with better visual recall than others. Some people are born with better memories, some are also able to train their memories to be stronger throughout their life, but there is nothing photographic about it. Memories recall details that you catalog and produce images of within your brain, nobody just simply has an ability to remember circumstances perfectly. 

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.