Phenomenal memory: features, how to develop

Phenomenal memory is an amazing phenomenon. This definition refers to the ability to record information extremely fast and to reproduce it later. In this case, the material can have striking volumes in the absence of a semantic connection between its components. That is, if a person with this ability to give a leaf with a random set of letters, numbers, images and symbols, he will remember it, no matter what.

Opinion of specialists

It is interesting that for scientists phenomenal memory is the same mystery as for all other people. The mechanism of ultra-high speed of learning by the human brain of information that only a computer can remember at such a rate can not be understood.

There is only an assumption. Allegedly, electrical impulses produce something like the "coding" of gray matter of the brain - by analogy with the recording of zeros and units in the computer. What does it say? The fact that the human brain system of "recording" information is similar to a computer. There are only two nuances. This is the speed of "recording" and the amount of memory. But, nevertheless, some people have a phenomenal memory. And their speed of "recording" is more than usual.

Photographic memory

This is the most common "variety" of the phenomenal ability being discussed. The people to whom it belongs are no different from the others. They can forget about the birthday of a relative, about the need to buy bread on the way home, or to pay for the Internet.

But, say, such a person found himself in an unfamiliar city. He stayed there only a day, and after - left. And after many years he again happened to be there. What then? He does not have the slightest difficulty remembering all roads, bus stops, the location of shops, etc. Closing his eyes, and trying to reproduce his long-traversed path in this city, he will be able to "see" not only the streets, but even names on plates, numbers Houses, faces of passers-by.

Other types of superpower

Now you can tell about the types of phenomenal memory that occur less often photographic. In particular, about the auditory.

The people to whom it is peculiar easily memorize audio information in a huge volume. Usually this ability can boast of musicians. And many. They only need to hear a musical composition once to reproduce it on their instrument. And some composers completely and immediately immediately rewrite the music they liked on the music note in a note-book. They do not even need to double-check the correct composition, previously losing it. Musicians perfectly know how notes and registers sound. Therefore, transferring what they heard on paper, they mentally lose the composition again.

There are also people with phenomenal memory of a mathematical nature. And it really can be called a superpower. Because such individuals are capable of carrying out complex calculations in their minds. And even remember in detail those that they made earlier.

People with text memory, too, can not help but surprise. After all, it is enough for them to read or hear the text once (be it a story, a poem, a novel, etc.), in order to reproduce it later.

The development of ability through imagery

Many admire those who have a phenomenal memory. The development of this ability obsessively a considerable number of people, and they can be understood. Well, if there is no such gift, then you should not despair. It is necessary to tune in to self-improvement and begin to train.

We must remember the first rule. All information must be transformed into images (usually in visual). They should be:

• Colored. The brighter the colors, the easier it will be to remember what is colored in them.
• Great. The image should be large, regardless of the actual size of the imaginary object.
• Detailed. The details are important, and you need to learn how to focus on them.
• Bright. There is no need to even explain. Everyone understands that dull images are remembered extremely badly.
• Volumetric. Trying to consider the image in his head from all sides, it is possible not only to detail it, but also to contribute to the development of the imagination, which is also important.

This method is suitable even for busy people. Phenomenal memory to develop images is very convenient, because they surround us everywhere.

Associations and mnemotechnics

These are, perhaps, the most popular ways by which memory can be developed. For example, to remember a long mobile phone number, many people are trying to find in it an important date, their birthday, zip code, etc. Some act differently. They create images: the deuce looks like a swan, the unit looks like a candle, the five looks like an English S, and so on.

What about mnemonics? This set of techniques involves the creation of a human chain of events. Here the ability to think figuratively plays an important role. For example, you need to remember a chain of the following words, not related to each other: bus, snake, hat, bottle, rain, yellow. How to do it? Easily! It is enough to imagine how a snake in a yellow hat rides a bus in rainy weather. A bright picture is obtained, is not it? About this and above it was said. The brighter the image - the easier it will be to remember anything.

Reading

Its importance and importance in the process of self-education can not be overestimated. Reading is a complex cognitive process of character decoding, which is aimed at understanding the text. People with phenomenal memory, as a rule, learn a lot of literature.

To develop this ability, one must read. Only do it right. Having chosen the "correct" literature (with sufficient semantic load), you can start thinking and thoroughly reading.

A person should allegedly "cling" every word written in the book with a glance, and immediately analyze it. Surely, many people found themselves in a situation where they seemed to have read a whole page, but did not understand anything. This is due to lack of concentration and a thorough approach. But noting every word written, a person will learn to comprehend everything that he reads. And subsequently and to remember. In the future, you can also develop the speed of reading. Phenomenal memory (as an ability) is inextricably linked with the ability at a pace to become familiar with textual information and assimilate it.