00:00 Photographic memory is not a real thing, but there are people with amazing memories and techniques to develop better memories.

04:31 Photographic memory is not real, but some people have exceptional memory abilities, like Kim Peek, and may be considered to have a photographic memory, although it is not perfect and they still make mistakes.

09:08 The Nazis conducted some of the earliest studies on idetic memory, which is a form of photographic memory, but the research on this topic is limited and not well-known.

14:03 There is no scientific evidence to support the existence of photographic memory, but people still claim to have it and it is often attributed to highly intelligent individuals.

19:24 Memory competitions and mind sports, such as memory, mind mapping, speed reading, IQ, and creative thinking, showcase people's amazing memory skills and their ability to use mnemonic devices and techniques to expand their memory.

23:53 Some people with amazing memory skills, such as synesthetes and those who use mnemonic techniques, have made connections between memory and associations with color, sound, and shape, while others have achieved impressive memory feats through relentless obsession and focus on specific subjects.

28:46 Stephen Wiltshire is an amazing artist who can see a scene and encapsulate it on paper with ease, and Kim Peake had an astounding memory, able to recall specific details from the past and read the phone book two pages at a time.

33:41 Jill Price has a condition called highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM) or hyperthymia, which allows her to remember specific details about her life and experiences, but it is not the same as having a photographic memory.

38:39 People with hyperthymesia have similar brain traits to those with OCD and may also exhibit traits of narcissism, and while some individuals with hyperthymesia find it to be a curse, others, like Mary Lou Henner, see it as a gift.

43:16 Charles Strohmeyer conducted initial research on photographic memory in the 1970s by placing ads in newspapers with images of random dots, and although he found 30 successful subjects, none of them actually had photographic memory; however, he later discovered a woman named Elizabeth who was able to overlay two layers of dots to create a 3D image in her mind, which was the closest anyone had come to photographic memory.

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