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hypermnesia

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hy·perm·ne·sia  (hprm-nzh)
n.
Exceptionally exact or vivid memory, especially as associated with certain mental illnesses.


hyperm·nesic (-zk, -sk) adj.

hypermnesia [ˌhaɪpəmˈniːzɪə]
n
(Psychology) Psychol an unusually good ability to remember, found in some mental disorders and possibly in hypnosis
[New Latin, from hyper- + -mnesia, formed on the model of amnesia]


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He was housed there because of a history of unpredictable violence, some thought to be related to delusional thinking, some to obsessive, even ritualistic questioning; there was other ritualism, hypermnesia, preoccupation with smelling things and obsessive drawing.
See generally George Mandler, Hypermnesia, Incubation, and Mind Popping: On Remembering Without Really Trying, in 15 ATTENTION & PERFORMANCE 1 (1994) (reviewing literature on hypermnesia and related phenomena).
Can one pardon this hypermnesia which a priori indebts you, and in advance inscribes you in the book you are reading?
 
 
 
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