Solomon-Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (known as "S") who remembered everything :- "S" suffered from a condition known as Synaesthesia where the boundaries of the senses are blurred so that stimulation of one sense prompts a reaction in another. For example when told to remember a word "S" would not only hear the word, he would also experience a unique taste, see a unique colour and perhaps feel a sensation on his skin. All of these sensations of course providing triggers by which to recall the word. For many years "S" thought that everyone had his ability to recall just about everything that he had ever experienced. His uniqueness only came to light when his newspaper editor noted that "S" never wrote down the details of the assignments given to him as his colleagues furiously wrote down the information. When tested by Luria, "S" could not only remember absolutely anything presented to him, but when tested as long as fifteen to twenty years later, he was still able to recall the information perfectly. In fact "S" was even able to remember the exact circumstances in which he was presented with the information. Although his achievements sound quite fantastic, "S" was only using abilities that are common to us all. Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (Russian: Соломон Вениаминович Шерешевский; 1886–1958), also known simply as 'Ш' ('Sh') or 'S.', was a Russian journalist and mnemonist active in the 1920s. www.keralites.net 
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