Eidetic memory. Activate your potential!

Eidetic memory (from the Greek "eidos" translates as "image") is expressed in the preservation of extremely bright, colorful, detailed images of objects after they cease to be visible (audible, tangible). Eidetik does not reproduce the image of an object in memory, but as it continues to see it. The duration of such a vision is about a minute, in rare cases - up to ten minutes. Scientists believe that such a perception of data and objects multiplies human capabilities many times, many techniques of memory development involve the techniques of eidetics.

To some extent, eidetic memory is similar to hallucinations, however, if a hallucinating person is convinced of the reality of visible images, then the eidetik realizes the unreality of the image. And the emergence, and damping it spontaneously. Perhaps, therefore, eidethism is not found in all people, because it is impossible to cause an eidetic image by effort of will. Hence, the eidetic memory is somewhere between representation and sensation.

Most often, this phenomenon occurs in children, decreases with age, and only a few adults celebrate such an ability.

Studies of eidetic memory in children were conducted in Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
In Russia, her mechanisms were investigated by L.S. Vygotsky. It was found that this phenomenon was more often observed in those classes where the lessons were more used visual aids, the teaching of theology was conducted, the children were more friendly. Where the children were taught analytics, they made of them "small adults", there were practically no cases of eidetism. Some researchers linked this phenomenon with low intelligence.

Let's remember how the autistic hero of B.Levinson's film "The Man of the Rain" remembered by heart all the digits of the telephone directory and a combination of cards in the casino. This hero has a real prototype!

How to develop and save your memory? Experts recommend mnemotechnics and eidotehniku, known in ancient Greece.

To begin with, it should be understood that the development of human memory is directly related to attention. Are you a considerate person? Do you notice trifles? For the development of eidetic memory it is worth using exercises to memorize the image or pictures. Start with "photographing" simple pictures. Mathematics formulas also suit - look at them for a minute, and then try to reproduce. Pictures and formulas over time, complicate things.

Eidetic memory is trained very effectively by pair cards. First, prepare four pairs of cards, mix and spread face up. Study the whole picture for some time, trying to remember
Seen, then turn over the cards. Opening them one by one, try to remember where the pair for this card is. The number of your attempts should decrease over time.

Many methods of memorizing are built on associations, that is, what should be remembered, attached, or correlated with what is already known.

Medieval students, for example, unable to buy books because of their high cost, imagined subject cities - mathematicians, physicists, chemists, and strolled through them in their imagination.

And finally. Different people can be dominated by different types of memory - visual, auditory, motor. While working on improving memory, it is worthwhile to use those that are developed to a lesser extent.