Severely deficient autobiographical memory in healthy adults (2015)
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HN comment orderPersonally, I have terrible autobiographical memory. I have no concept of the sequence of events as I recall them. For example, I know my father flew in to meet my fiance at the time, but I'm not sure what season it was, and for that matter I'm not even sure what year it was. I have to be constantly reminded by my wife about my important life events. I never thought I had a poor "memory" until my wife started…
Saved for later reading, this was interesting in the intro though: > For example, when given randomly selected dates or event cues from their past, HSAM individuals can effortlessly recall many details of what happened, even if trivial (e.g., what they had for dinner) without the use of mnemonic aids. They are neither savants nor calendar counters (although they possess extensive calendar knowledge from their own lifespan) and they are distinct from other types of superior memorizers who possess vast…
Doesn't anyone write proper conclusions/abstracts any more?
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| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
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| 2019-10-06 | Severely deficient autobiographical memory in healthy adults (2015)First breakout · Best thread | monort | 206 | 154 |
| 2021-12-16 | Severely deficient autobiographical memory (SDAM) in healthy adults (2015) | Tomte | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-07-15 | Severely deficient autobiographical memory (SDAM) in healthy adults (2015)Latest 20+ point return | Tomte | 90 | 57 |