Memory

Today's lesson is on the topic of memory.

First, we're going to watch this video about Henry and his Hippocampus, a part of the brain that deals with memory:

Henry was unable to form long-term memories, as his hippocampus had been removed. This is called anterograde amnesia. The other main kind of amnesia is retrograde amnesia, where people can make new memories but can't remember before a certain point in their past.

This is the main plot of the Bourne movies

These are examples of bad memory- but some people have very good memories. Stephen Wiltshire is autistic, but has a 'photographic' memory:

Photographic memory is also called eidetic memory. Here is a news report about some people with eidetic memories, including a ten year old boy:

Do you think having an eidetic memory is good or bad? Why?

Now, we will do some work on your memories...