Thread: Sleep deprivation 2

How would depriving your body of sleep give you telekinetic powers, or improved memory?!

that' what I was wondering

Photographic memory, in the sense that psychologists define it anyway, does not exist.

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Photographic memory, in the sense that psychologists define it anyway, does not exist.

Really? How do you explain this?

http://www.break.com/index/autistic-...a=of-rome.html

I actually think it is possible to some degree to have a photographic memory. I for one find the best way for me to learn and remember things is through images. So if I have an exam or something through work for every topic I will use a colour, and a spoder diagram with all the information needed. Then when I take the test when the specific subject comes up, i visualise the colour i chose and can see all the information i wrote in my mind, I dont know if this is the same thing? Some thing similar maybe?

However that dude drawing Rome is impressive!

Photographic memory is not a learnable trait I'm afraid - this has already been proven using brain scans. However, you can achieve a very high level of memory by practicing mnemonics. The best memorizers in the world are normal people who have devoted years of time to these mnemonics. They are able to remember entire hour-long speeches word for word, hundreds of randomly generated digits in minutes, etc.

Good starting resource here:
http://www.mindtools.com/memory.html

Photographic memory, as it was explained to me, is the ability to look at a vaguely complex photograph and remember it exactly. Like if it's a photo of a girl eating apples beneath a tree, you have to remember how many birds were in the sky, what color her socks were, if any leaves were yellow, if there were any weeds in the grass, etc.

This term "photographic memory" is misused in daily conversation.

Oh Adam, firstly the man drew it "near" perfect, secondly that is an autistic savant (however you spell that), which hardly represents the general populous.

Originally Posted by Mes Tarrant

Oh Adam, firstly the man drew it "near" perfect, secondly that is an autistic savant (however you spell that), which hardly represents the general populous.

Near perfect? For the size of the image and the way it was done, it is still pretty damn impressive

And yes I know he is Autistic, but still your original quote was saying it doesn't exist, I was just showing how it possibly could

Photographic memory, in the sense that psychologists define it anyway, does not exist.

A good friend of mines younger brother is autistic with a clinically defined photographic memory. It's incredible, but its a natural talent not a learned one.

Ah sorry, then I should have said does not exist for you or me, or for the average joe who claims to have it! :p

Ah I still think my psych prof would say that guy doesn't have it either.

Originally Posted by wendylove

Well, I wlll sleep deprive myself again, however I have a new objective. Which is to improve my memory. Memory is worse in sleep deprived patient because the temperal lobe is less active, which causes poor memory.

I was working on trying to get telekinesis, however that didn't work. Now I going on a crazy theory so I can get a photographic memory. Note: I'm skeptical if they exsist, however that won't stop me.

Visit your neighbour and borrow a cup of logic.