Roots of indelible memories traced

• Autores: Helen Thomson
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3068, 2016, pág. 10
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Bob Petrella, from Los Angeles, is one of only 50 or so people who can remember every day of their lives as if it were yesterday. Two studies by one team have picked away at what underlies this extraordinary ability. The results could eventually help treat anxiety and depression, and help all to remember their past a little better. Such exceptional power of recall is known as highly superior autobiographical memory, a term coined by neurobiologist James McGaugh at the University of California, Irvine