I have been reading through back-issues of the journal “Neurology in Clinical Practice in Iowa” over the past few evenings, and have come across one or two very fascinating case studies. I’ll mention one here, from 1978 (issue 6) that featured a gentleman who had a fantastic memory:
It was reported that he was able to memorize the contents of all of the 251312000 books in Borges’ library (Also known as the Universe to some). All one had to do was to specify the location of the book, and he was able, instantly to start reciting it from the start, only finishing when he had reached the end. What a phenomenal talent indeed, given that it’s almost beyond comprehension how he could have read all but a fraction of them!