(ESL) Superior Autobiographical Memory #1
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(ESL) Superior Autobiographical Memory #1
1) There has been a new discovery in the field of memory.
2) It is called superior autobiographical memory.
3) The research findings regarding this type of memory are hard to fathom.
4) Some scientists remain skeptical, but others believe this is a turning point in our understanding of the human memory.
5) Louise Owen is actually back in the past when she is remembering.
6) When the journalist picked dates at random, Louise could tell her what happened on that day.
7) She has been able to remember every day of her life since the age of 11.
8) When she is remembering, it is similar to scrolling through computer screen images like a slide show.
9) This extreme memory activity is effortless for Louise.
10) Professor James McGaw, a professor of neurobiology at the University of California Irvine, has been studying superior autobiographical memory.