Is Eidetic Memory a Myth?

It may be described as the ability to briefly look at a page of information and then recite it perfectly from memory. This type of ability has never been proven to exist and is considered popular myth.

How rare is a eidetic memory?

Photographic memory is often confused with another bizarre—but real—perceptual phenomenon called eidetic memory, which occurs in between 2 and 15 percent of children and very rarely in adults.

Why does eidetic memory exist?

Eidetic memory is controlled primarily by the posterior parietal cortex in the brain. This is the part of the brain through which visual stimuli are processed, and images retained. For most people, these images are only stored for a few short seconds before being discarded or transferred to short-term memory.