Eidetic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aɪˈdɛtɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Eidetic is an adjective meaning (neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
Meaning
(neuroscience) Marked by or resulting from extraordinary ability to recall detailed and vivid mental images of visual images.
More Meanings
- (phenomenology) Of or relating to the essential forms of a phenomena.
Example Sentences
an eidetic memory
‘Funny that I should remember it? I have an eidetic memory for numbers, can't help
Les Assassins’ M. Fortier and M. Broullime and some others of his comrades-on-wheels believed Remy Marathe to be eidetic, near-perfect in recall and detail.
Eidetic images are pictures in the head. They are internal images that have the full force of conventional vision, but which are retained solely in the mind of the eidetiker.
Synonyms for eidetic
Depending on context, synonyms include representational.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include representational, entoptic, epileptographic, dyseidetic, oneiric, encephaloscopic.
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