The concept of photographic memory refers to the ability of a person to remember a certain situation or an image with precise and exact details that provide maximum realism to that image.
This memory not only refers to an observed image but also a photographic memory can be had by recalling a message heard verbatim.
One of the features that best defines this type of memory is the precision that remains in the personal memory of that specific experience. The person who shows this ability in their day to day can enhance their gift. As the concept graphically shows, the person appears to have a mental photograph of that particular image.
Mental photography
The sense of sight and hearing are very important for the information they offer in the construction of long-term personal memories. One of the advantages of having a great photographic memory is the possibility of being able to relive in the present with great realism, a situation that occurred in the past (through memory, yesterday comes back to memory with more force).
Known specifically as Eidetic
This type of memory is also called eidetic, a personal talent through which the subject seems to have the ability to take mental photographs of reality that have a remarkable sharpness. However, it should be pointed out that beyond the objectivity provided by a certain image, in reality, all memory is conditioned by the subjectivity of the gaze that contemplates said reality and analyzes the environment based on its previous experience, its personal values, the experiences that accumulate in his heart ...
Attention to detail
From this point of view, no two mental photographs are the same even when reality itself is. In other words, each subject who observes appreciates brings their personal point of view to a scene.
Photographic memory shows the power of the concrete versus the abstract, since mental photography is full of nuances that provide an almost mathematical precision to a mental image that has its origin in a real moment.
