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James McGaugh is one of the world's leading experts on how the human memory system works. But these days, he admits he's stumped.

McGaugh's journey through an intellectual purgatory began six years ago when a woman now known only as AJ wrote him a letter detailing her astonishing ability to remember with remarkable clarity even trivial events that happened decades ago.

Give her any date, she said, and she could recall the day of the week, usually what the weather was like on that day, personal details of her life at that time, and major news events that occurred on that date.
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3 responses // Woman with perfect memory baffles scientists

  • I wish I had her memory.
    stephenthomson
  • James mcgaugh may be a leading expert on memory but has not realized that the planet has a memory system as well ...that is why this lady can remember so much..apart from her local memory which does not actually reside in the brain..but elsewhere..she can connect to the planets history..amazing really..
    mcwally
  • Wow. That's incredible. Interesting thought too mcwally.

    I wonder if they've looked into her diet. I'll have what she's having. I have the WORST memory! I can watch a movie or tv show and a few days later forget everything that happened. Doesn't happen with books or plays though. Hmm...
    organized_chaos

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