Hyperthymesia

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf medical condition
Neuropsychological phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Highly_Superior_Autobiographical_Memory
gptkbp:associatedWith compulsive journaling
obsessive tendencies
gptkbp:brainRegionsInvolved gptkb:caudate_nucleus
temporal lobe
gptkbp:cause unknown
gptkbp:characterizedBy unusually detailed autobiographical memory
gptkbp:diagnosedBy neuropsychological testing
gptkbp:distinctiveFeature gptkb:savant_syndrome
eidetic memory
gptkbp:firstDescribed 2006
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hyperthymesia
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:Scientific_American
gptkb:60_Minutes
gptkbp:notableCase gptkb:Jill_Price
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor mental illness
disorder in DSM-5
gptkbp:numberOfKnownCases fewer than 100
gptkbp:possibleGeneticComponent unknown
gptkbp:relatedTo autobiographical memory
memory disorders
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:James_McGaugh
psychologists
neuroscientists
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:University_of_California,_Irvine
gptkbp:symptom ability to recall almost every day of one's life
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Memory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5