http://www.metafilter.com/tags/JamesMcGaugh Posts tagged with 'JamesMcGaugh' at MetaFilter. Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:54:17 -0800 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:54:17 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/69973/A%2Dcase%2Dof%2Dunusual%2Dautobiographical%2Dremembering 51-year-old <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/02/22/memory.man.ap/index.html">Brad Williams</a>, a radio anchor in La Crosse, Wisconsin, can “recall the most trifling dates and details about his life….[n]ame a date from the last 40 years and, after a few moments, he can typically tell you what he did that day and what was in the news.” Brad has <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperthymesia">Hyperthymesia</a>, a condition where the affected person has incredible recall of the most trivial events in his/her life. Neuroscientist <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_McGaugh">James McGaugh </a>and <a href="http://neurobiology.uci.edu/">others at the University of California, Irvine</a>, are studying Williams for clues as to his remarkable abilities [<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/vp/23677282#23677282 ">video</a>]. Williams (aka '<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=4135634&page=1">Google Man</a>' |<a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=4136537"> video</a>) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcAQ0tqDZKs&eurl=http://www.watchuonline.com/video/qcAQ0tqDZKs/-Unforgettable-Brad-vs-the-Internet.html ">vs. The Internet</a> [video]. His brother, Eric, is working on a documentary about Brad – <a href="http://www.unforgettabledoc.com/">Unforgettable</a> [<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOZhFQK7xwQ">trailer</a>]. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.69973 Mon, 17 Mar 2008 16:54:17 -0800 BradWilliams EricWilliams Hyperthymesia JamesMcGaugh Memory UC UCIrvine Unforgettable ericb