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Originally Posted by lenasrokas
i would kill (kitten) for memory like his. it just sits infront of his eyes all the time? for how long can he remember all details and stuff? can he switch let's say from Rome to London at any time and draw those paintings again?
i read that Stu Ungar could memorize 3 decks of cards, how many this guy could memorize?
a normal human brain has a system of "deleting" "unnecessary" information, so when you look at a picture you only remember a few "important" details. some autistic people dont have that, so they just end up remembering the whole thing.
the reason this system exists is to not overload the brain. thats why some autistic people cant handle new environments etc because it overloads their brains.
im not a big expert but this is a pretty decent general explanation of this phenomenal