Amazing Memory. THE BRAIN FROM TOP TO BOTTOM. Neuroanatomy of memory. The neuroanatomy of memory encompasses a wide variety of anatomical structures in the brain.
Subcortical structures[edit] Hippocampus[edit] Cognitive maps[edit] There is evidence that the hippocampus contains cognitive maps in humans. In one study, single-cell recordings were taken from electrodes implanted in a rat’s hippocampus, and it was found that certain neurons responded strongly only when the rat was in certain locations. Exceptional memory. The capacity for exceptional memory can take several forms.
Hyperthymesia[edit] Hyperthymesia or hyperthymesitic syndrome is superior autobiographical memory, the type of memory that forms people's life stories. The story of the self. Memory is our past and future.
To know who you are as a person, you need to have some idea of who you have been. And, for better or worse, your remembered life story is a pretty good guide to what you will do tomorrow. "Our memory is our coherence," wrote the surrealist Spanish-born film-maker, Luis Buñuel, "our reason, our feeling, even our action. " Lose your memory and you lose a basic connection with who you are. It's no surprise, then, that there is fascination with this quintessentially human ability.
Savant Memory. Photographic Memory. Mnemonics.