Photographic memory is the ability to recall an image or event with overwhelming precision and detail. For example, someone with a strong photographic memory would be able to look at the image above once and then be able to answer questions like "How many photos were in the photographic?" or "How many windows are shown in the photograph of the house?" Psychologists, which use the technical term eidetic memory, have found conducted numerous studies regarding this ability.
In another example, psychologists took the subjects to a unique place, such as Times Square in New York. Once there the subjects were given special glasses that recorded what they saw. Upon entering Times Square the psychologists started recording and stopped recording after one minute. Four hours later, the subjects were asked to describe what they saw. Much to the surprise of the psychologist, some reported "seeing" the images, and their eyes appear to scan across the image as they described it back to the psychologists with precision.
