Remember what you had for breakfast exactly one month ago? Probably not, but ask Bob Petrella and he’ll tell you what he ate, the conversations he had and what the weather was like (see box below). Although most of us remember only snapshots of our past, a select few people remember every day as if it were yesterday.
Two new studies attempt to establish just what underlies this extraordinary power of recollection. The results could eventually help people with anxiety and depression, and help us all remember our past a little easier.
