(ANSA) - Rome, February 4 - Italian scientists are searching
for people with hyper-memory to take part in a study aimed at
understanding more about memory and developing new therapy for
conditions such as dementia.
Researchers have already identified three people in Italy
with the condition, who can remember details of almost every day
of their life. Most people only recall significant days of their
life in vivid detail.
The study will use magnetic resonance techniques to try to
learn more about the condition and see if the neural areas of
the sections of the brain tasked with memory work differently
from those in average people.
Starting this week, the tests will involve asking subjects
to recall what they did on various dates while the activity of
three neural areas of their brain are monitored.
The unprecedented study will be conducted by researchers at
the Universities of Rome La Sapienza, Perugia, and the Superior
Institute of Health in Rome.
They aim to test a group of at least 6-8 people with
hyper-memory before publishing results.
Italian researchers launch hyper-memory study
Findings could help improve therapy for dementia