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Detailed Texture of Eidetic Images : a Discussion

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WE find the results described by Stromeyer and Psotka1, concerning the performance of a young woman with a “photographic” memory, extraordinarily interesting and exciting. We therefore hope that they will follow their communication with a more detailed analysis of her ability.

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BLAKEMORE, C., BRADDICK, O. & GREGORY, R. Detailed Texture of Eidetic Images : a Discussion. Nature 226, 1267–1268 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2261267a0

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