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RE: the elusive qualities of associative memory (was 'david')
>>associative memory... i like that. it's fun when i try to recall
something i've read.
Who are all you people, and why do I keep getting e-mails from this
over-the-rhine mail account?
>>i barely hear music on the first listen, too. and i rarely even think to
notice the lyrics until, oh, about the 80th listen or so.
I am like this for the most part, also, there is one exception. I always
hear Bill Mallonee's lyrics first time and *get* it. Usually the hook
brings me back (see I don't even know if those are the correct lyrics even
though I have heard the Blues Traveler song billions of times).
My memory is sucky. It has its benefits though, I can watch a movie and
then months later (okay weeks/days later) not remember how it ended. My
neurologist said that I have to associate a memory with a significant or
"attached" part of me to remember, otherwise I have just an average memory.
Or at least I think that is what he said, don't really remember anymore.
So, I have all this free space in my head that memories go to die, unless
they are extremely bad, or extremely good. There is really no middle ground
long term memories for me. Also, I have issues recognizing faces, but I can
remember a voice. I associate through voices, so for example if I am
watching a movie and I see a person that was in another movie it doesn't
register, but if I close my eyes and listen to their voices it does. The
weirdness of being me. blah, blah, blah.....more than anyone wanted or
needed to know...
Oh, and I saw a classic bumper sticker last night, it said, "Metaphors Be
With You". It made me smile. Who are you all again?
out here,
Barry
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