Thread: Photographic Memory Building

Most people who have photographic memories are born with it, but there are some people who have developed them over time, through random chance, and in even some cases hypnosis.

I've always wanted a Photographic Memory, and was wondering if any think it'd be possible through Lucid Dreaming? If so, how?

Discuss.

i ahve heard that it is a fake, but i don't know. i wana learn too.

No it is without a doubt not fake. I have heard a story of a very young girl, around the age of five, who remember like a hundred lines from a poem by simply reading it once.

Its amazing what some people are capable of.

I wanna learn it !!!

A photographic memory would be the best thing that ever happened to me!

I would look over test material and not have to see it again and I could just close my eyes during the test and see all the answers.

"Friggen Amazing"

When I am more advanced in lucid adventures I will build a memory palace. That is one thing I think can help you obtain a photographic memory becuase you will be building a palace to have your memories displayed which in turn could help your memory in waking life. I suppose.

Thats not a bad idea actually. A photographic memory would be one of the greatest things to happen to me as well. I wouldnt cheat on tests, but it'd be much easier to study. It'd also be great to remember anything picture perfectly. A photographic memory is a dream I've had for a while.

I wouldn't consider taking advantage of your photographic memory cheating. If you have the gift, most likely you'll have it forever and there is no point in letting that gift go to waste.

Maybe I read your post wrong.

Dream palace? Is that something you thought up or have I just never heard of it. It sounds like an awesome idea though. I wonder if stuff would change around or if it would be the same every dream.

Originally Posted by ExoByte

I wouldnt cheat on tests.
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Originally Posted by ExoByte

I wouldn't consider taking advantage of your photographic memory cheating.[/b]

I don't consider remembering study materials well enough to actually be able to see them as cheeting.


-I read about the memory palace. I think if you get good enough this is what you do for it:

Dream 1: Build the palace and possilby add memories
Dream 2: You can go back to the palace and see/revisit/watch the memories.

I think it might change a little but I'm not very advanced so I guess I will know for sure when I give it a try (in a year or two).

It's an amazing concept that, I read, was developed by (no offence to anyone) an old chinese guy.

All I could find was this which has something about a memory palace.

I don't see how LDing could help build a photographic memory.

HOWEVER.

through the use of associative and mnemonical techniques, such as that outlined by Chatter-Box, you can expand your capacity to memorise things.

Another note: If you're trying to study for a test, never try to memorise more than SEVEN (7) things at once. There's a detailed explanation behind that, but, trust me. This is why phone numbers (excluding extensions) are usually 7 or less digits, why numberplates (usually) are 7 or less digits, etc.

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Another note: If you're trying to study for a test, never try to memorise more than SEVEN (7) things at once. There's a detailed explanation behind that, but, trust me. This is why phone numbers (excluding extensions) are usually 7 or less digits, why numberplates (usually) are 7 or less digits, etc.
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Oh yeah, I heard that somewhere.

I still find it hard to remember 7 digits...

I'm horrible with numbers and names. I'll forget both within 10 seconds if I don't write them down. I have a horrible memory and can never recall anything important. However, my brain retains loads of totally useless info. I'd make a good Jepardy contestant.

I dont think Lucid Dreaming could help develop a photographic memory either. Would be interesting though, say if you could Lucid Dream a door that was labled Photographic Memory, open and walk through it and suddenly have perfect memory.

Some psychologists try to refute the existence of photographic memories.

It is believed, by some, that those that hold this alleged ability are actually no different than the rest of us. They have an astounding memory because they use techniques that help them remember. It appears that some people are born with this certain thought pattern, thus creating a child that can remember better than an adult.

I am not sure whether it is real or not. There are different forms of memory and I wouldn't quite say someone that can remember terms and that which he read has a photographic memory. To me, a photographic memory is just a form of eidetic memory referring primarily to picture perfect recall. It is unlikely one would visually recall text, vice a picture. It has been shown that some people can recall images with great detail. However, further research shows that it is less effective if the scene is not organized. For example, a guy might analyze a chess board for 30 seconds, then nearly replicate where each piece was on the board; however, if the pieces are randomly spread out over the board, the same guy can barely recall any of it. This implies that we need things structured and orderly before we can put a "story" to it, or whatever technique might be employed to remember.

Unfortunately, there is a lot of research out there that shows the idea of a photographic memory to be fake.

As said before, you can develop a good memory. They even have a competition for those that think they can recall well. I know one of the trials in this competition is to do something like remember each card in a shuffled deck. These people can recall backwards and forwards, it is quite interesting.

I am not totally against the implication that lucid dreaming might be able to help one on their quest for better memory. In fact, I am trying to conduct experiments based on similar concepts. Though, they are not focused on memory, that is really only a piece of it.

I would try to conduct more experiments through my fellow lucid dreamers, but I fear my theory might be stolen unless I make people sign documents acknowledging my work as mine.

I'm not sure remembering everything is necessarily desirable. Where's the mystique? The nostalgia? In faded or fake memories. Remembering things, ie pieces of text, doesn't usually guarantee an understanding of something either, so don't worry about it too much. I'm sure it's better in theory than it is in practice.

Memory can be improved through acquiring new techniques, such as association and increased active memory practice. I have a terrible memory, but I'm not sure I lose out in the end. Some nights, it's for the best.

Most people who have photographic memories are born with it, but there are some people who have developed them over time, through random chance, and in even some cases hypnosis.

I've always wanted a Photographic Memory, and was wondering if any think it'd be possible through Lucid Dreaming? If so, how?
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a photographic memory is possible but their been only two cases that is william sidis and a autistic people like kim peak who can read a page in 2 second with one i reading both sides together and william sidis the son of boris sidis who at the age of two write my cousin name is edward in block then ask william sidis a week later who my cousin and he replied straight away edward. ironically speaking boris sidis was a famous psychologist and hypnotist he does write much about how he achieve his genius he could speak 30 languages and sons in various books now free online but it very hard to understand. well the gist of his work is turning your unconscious thought into conscious thought using what he called reserve energy or untapped potential energy in brain and also the technique of create a state of hynodization not correct spelling which is between sleep, waking and hypnosis state. note that people who claim they have or can teach you photographic memory i just after your money.

Remembering things, ie pieces of text, doesn't usually guarantee an understanding of something either, so don't worry about it too much. I'm sure it's better in theory than it is in practice.[/b]

yes but look at this way what if you had no memory you would have no intelligence since intelligence is largely memory. and plus remembering something does not guarantee understanding but not remebring is even worse because that guarantee nothing.

p.s. i think to develope a photographic would mean you would have to use very strong mnenomics all the time like memory palace technique, read throught all boris sidis work use his technique then finally turn of all verbal thought like a savant does. oh and poweful hypnotic drug might help.

Were you talking about a "memory place" like shown in this video?
And about photographic memory and reading, I found this site: there are two videos about it. Looks like there are more than 2 people that can read 2 pages a second .

Were you talking about a "memory place" like shown in this video? [/b]

yes i am talking about this if you read his book trick off the mind he tells you how he does it by remebering object in a room and when card been delt to kill the object so he knows what card are likely to come up.

And about photographic memory and reading, I found this site: there are two videos about it. Looks like there are more than 2 people that can read 2 pages a second [/b]

no this is a con as written in darren brown book and various mneomic psychology expert the claim done by these sort of people are not tested their basically want your money and their are tons of idiot waiting to throw it away.

Originally Posted by becomingagodo

no this is a con as written in darren brown book and various mneomic psychology expert the claim done by these sort of people are not tested their basically want your money and their are tons of idiot waiting to throw it away.
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But I read somewhere they did test it and it was succesfull. And why would he go on tv if it was a con. Ofcourse it seems impossible to you, since you say that you don't have a subconcious.

Chatterbox, you have the best avatar EVER!

Originally Posted by JaphyR

Chatterbox, you have the best avatar EVER!
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Thanks!

I made it myself in flash.
(I wish it didn't cost so much so I could buy it )

I have just had a thought that by practicing lucid dreaming, you are already developing it. Think about it - you're trying to remember many scenes in extreme detail. You're getting better and better at this since you're practicing doing it over time!

The guy who could read 2 pages every 2 seconds is real.. And if its the guy im thinking of then he suffers for his talents. He couldnt clean his own teeth for example yet he could remember a book perfectly, read in minutes. Its almost like his brain is solely wired/focused for this talent which means he loses alot of the normal human abilities and social abilities we take for granted.

I can remember the order of a shuffled deck of 54 cards in about 10 - 15 mins with the "Method of Loci", learnt how to do that about this time last year and i use the technique alot. Creating a memory mansion is easily possible and would be great for tests . Good thing about these techniques is they're very easy to learn and you dont rely on order to remember each one, you can recite the 34th item just as easily as the 2nd. Not sure why they dont teach it in school .

Not sure why they don't teach it in school.[/b]

Okay, I'll bite. I am a teacher, so I must be "they". We don't teach it because we don't know about it! So if it's really good, I'll bring it into the schools. How did you learn the method? Was there a book?

But I read somewhere they did test it and it was succesfull. And why would he go on tv if it was a con. . [/b]

well have you read darren brown book he explain it like this memory is not like a muscle it like a set of processes he goes onto say that speed reading is a con and if you want to remeber something you have to read it slow. well if you actually have watched of his show he say all of this is showmanship, tricks and psychology. please reading something from psychic weekly is not proof i can get you tons of scientifc evidence against the people who make these claim and if you read darren brown book he says he dislike the people your talking about.

Ofcourse it seems impossible to you, since you say that you don't have a subconcious.[/b]

well atleast i know you have some sort of memory. ok i am saying that photographic memory is possible i dont know what you have been reading from my post or that you are so dumb and blind that you just wanted to try and take me down a notch so pick and choose my words. all i am trying to say is you need these claim from a genius like einstein or william sidis to know it true not some random guy if a noble prize winner came to me with his book on how he so clever i would read it but not some random person. since your so dumb i will make it simple if you wanted to learn kung fu would you A. ask a kung fu master who is well known in his field and has lots of proof to back up claim or B. some random person for a website that is not known in the kung fu scene and you have no proof other then his claim that he knows kung fu also you havent scene it demonstrated. look up mnemonics and method of loci i believe in them. http://www.answers.com/topic/william-james-sidis now i am a strong supporter of boris sidis why because his son is the smartest person who ever lived he got proof that his method work have the other people have proof like this no. subconcious and memory are too different thing since if i skim read all the known physic textbook does this mean i a physics genius no it just mean i have wasted alots of hours see intelligence takes work and effort quote 99%perspiration 1% inspiration. all i was basically saying is that belife need evidence like subconscious their no freekin evidence you idiot or that extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence like another world genius.

i think I already have a photographic memory. I can remember anything if I hear it at least once. I also can memorize pages from books.

I think a photographic memory is possible. Just the other day I heard about people called "lightning calculators." They could look at long sequences of numbers and immediately add them up or multiply them or whatever their skill was. Most of them were autistic, but it was truly an amazing ability.