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Isn't this autobiographical memory just another capability of the brain that is simply trained by making use of it? Yes, there are of course medical cases and
by ephbit 4y ago
Isn't this autobiographical memory just another capability of the brain that is simply trained by making use of it?
Yes, there are of course medical cases and disorders. But I'd guess a lot of variance just comes from differing individual "training intensity".
There must be quite some variance in the average number of times that individual people are triggered/challenged to recall some memories (and process them) in their everyday lives.
Some people don't communicate with others - generally, and also more specifically about what happens/happened in their life - as much as others do.
And some people are more inclined to subconsciously cultivate their own memories, than others. Those for example, who enjoy storytelling. Their mind probably creates stories (which apparently are an essential mental feature) around their memories more easily, which facilitates recalling these memories.
- berberous 4y agoI think it’s really just another trait the exists on a bell curve, e.g. one can be tall (right of bell curve’s normal distribution), but have a poor memory (left on bell curve).