Concept information
Preferred term
highly superior autobiographical memory
Definition
- A memory disposition to recall events from the personal past, including the days and dates on which they occurred, with very high accuracy, without the apparent use of mnemonic skills (adapted from LePort et al., 2012, p. 78).
Broader concept
Synonym(s)
- HSAM
- hyperthymesia
- hyperthymestic syndrome
Belongs to group
Bibliographic citation(s)
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• Ally, B. A., Hussey, E. P., & Donahue, M. J. (2013). A case of hyperthymesia : Rethinking the role of the amygdala in autobiographical memory. Neurocase, 19(2), 166–181. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554794.2011.654225
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Henkle, W. D. (1871). Remarkable cases of memory. The Journal of Speculative Philosophy, 5(1), 6–26.
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
- • LePort, A. K. R., Mattfeld, A. T., Dickinson-Anson, H., Fallon, J. H., Stark, C. E. L., Kruggel, F., … McGaugh, J. L. (2012). Behavioral and neuroanatomical investigation of Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM). Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 98(1), 78–92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nlm.2012.05.002
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Palombo, D. J., Sheldon, S., & Levine, B. (2018). Individual differences in autobiographical memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 22(7), 583–597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2018.04.007
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Parker, E. S., Cahill, L., & McGaugh, J. L. (2006). A case of unusual autobiographical remembering. Neurocase, 12(1), 35–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/13554790500473680
{{#each properties}}• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Patihis, L., Frenda, S. J., LePort, A. K. R., Petersen, N., Nichols, R. M., Stark, C. E. L., McGaugh, J. L., & Loftus, E. F. (2013). False memories in highly superior autobiographical memory individuals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 201314373. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1314373110
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: open
- • Santangelo, V., Macrì, S., & Campolongo, P. (2022). Superior memory as a new perspective to tackle memory loss. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 141, 104828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104828
• Document type: literature review
• Access: closed
- • Santangelo, V., Pedale, T., Colucci, P., Giulietti, G., Macrì, S., & Campolongo, P. (2021). Highly superior autobiographical memory in aging : A single case study. Cortex, 143, 267‑280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2021.05.011
• Document type: empirical study
• Access: closed
- • Talbot, J., Convertino, G., De Marco, M., Venneri, A., & Mazzoni, G. (in press). Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM): A systematic review. Neuropsychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11065-024-09632-8
• Document type: literature review
• Access: open
Creator
- Frank Arnould
In other languages
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French
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hypermnésie autobiographique
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hyperthymésie
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MAHS
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syndrome de la mémoire autobiographique supranormale
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syndrome hyperthymésique
URI
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