A study done by Degroot shows that some individuals are highly skilled at organizing information- not actually reproducing the images they see. Individuals capable of superior memory were tested and many were found not to possess eidetic imagery. In searching for the physical explanation behind eidetic imagery and its connection to my visual images, I found that there are more questions about this ability than answers- the largest question being whether or not it truly exists.Įidetic imagery has been studied for over a century (2) and many studies have been done to test its validity. This ability has been particularly interesting to me because I am a visual person and my memories are in the form of images, but I do not have a photographic memory. People capable of eidetic memory, or eidetikers, are therefore able to recall vivid images within their mind and examine these images as one would examine a photograph. or see an image that is an exact copy of the original sensory experience" (1). Eidetic imagery has been defined as "the ability to retain an accurate, detailed visual image of a complex scene or pattern. These are the abilities associated with eidetic imagery, more commonly known as photographic memory. Imagine being able to memorize an entire sheet of Russian vocabulary, a list of math equations, or the window arrangement on a large building just by observing it for a few seconds. On Serendip Eidetic Imagery: Raising More Questions than Answers Anna Arnaudo
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