I remember reading about Jill Price in our text book, and i thought it was extremely interesting how she could remember everything since she was 14. The article said that only a hand full of people have this disorder. Only about 4 people have been diagnosed with superior autobiographical memory and very little is known about it. I think it would be a very hard disorder to live with. It is convienet how we just disregard all of the useless information that we subconsciously and even consciously pass by. Also all the painful experiences that we have lived through, we can push them into the back of our mind and almost forget them. It would be torture to have to relive some experiences over and over again.
Jill Price is haunted by this disorder everyday, she says she cries about 10 times a day because of the memories that pop into her mind. It is like watching her life like a movie, she remembers everything. Every date she remembers what she ate that day, how she was feeling, and what she did. It is said that the two other patients haven't found this disorder as a curse. One of them actually enjoys it. Doctors have said the view points are different because of the different personalities of the patients, not their memory capacities.
It confuses me about how the brain remembers everything, is it because of a genetic disorder or a chromosonal problem? But then if it is why would it just become apparent when Jill Price turned 14. Also does the brain look different than a normal persons brain. Experts said that her brain does release an excess of adreneline. But that just seems like not a good enough explination for such an increase in memory.
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