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'Taxi' star Marilu Henner was featured on Sunday's '60 Minutes' for a reason entirely separate from her celebrity status: The actress, 58, has an ultra-rare ability called "superior autobiographical memory," a status scientists have only designated to a minuscule handful of people around the world.In short, Henner can remember almost every day of her life vividly and accurately. "A day 10 years ago is as clear to them as yesterday is to you or me," a voiceover explains.
The pitch to CBS reporter Lesley Stahl was to center around super-memory violinist Louise Owen, but Stahl says: "When I first heard about this research, what surprised me was not that this condition existed, but that it was considered so rare. That's because it sounded like a description of a friend of mine."
The friend is Marilu Henner. "I can rattle off almost every time I've seen you," Henner tells Stahl in conversation. The actress goes on to run through her shoe-closet and super-specifically cite the first time she wore many pairs. It sounds hokey, but rigorous tests and thorough reporting document this remarkable ability Henner and Owen possess. See the segment after the jump.
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LOL. That's me! I can't remember what I had for lunch most days!! SO...is that memory thing a gift? Or a curse?
I also have a photographic memory. Sure, it's out of film most of the time, but that's not the point.
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Maybe it's time you went digital.
huh?
Seems like she'd want to block out the whole Cannonball Run II part?
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Sounds like a bizarre form of autistic savant.
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Actually met someone on Saturday whose earliest memory actually dates back to some point when she was in the womb. It was rather strange to hear her talk about it (she talked about it while quoting part of her in-progress autobiographical memoir during an open poetry reading we had at the party), but fascinating at the same time. Perhaps she was the sixth one?
Funny, the Boobs begin to sag, the waist and hips get wide, no one is thinking of casting her in their next movie as the Hottie anymore and Suddenly Magic Powers. Will wonders never cease???
Hate to tell you this, but most scientists agree that this so called "Gift" doesn't exist... At best, different people simply remember different things better then others, which is often personality dependant. Example, Your teen age Son/Daughter might remember the name of the latest Rock Band better then you, your husband remembers every engine GM ever put in it's cars, but you remember your out of Bread Crumbs....
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That is something-because most scientists will tell you that the human brain is still quite a mystery. What scientists are you referring too? Why did you have to be so ignorant and mean in regards to someone you probably have never met? What exactly did Ms. Henner do to you personally?
Marilu Henner has written numerous best-selling books, I don't think she is short of either fame or money. You however are just oozing jealousy, and might want to look at yourself & discover why you are so venomous.
Smiles should be shared with the world. Ignorance kept hidden.
Bopco
Women brought your sorry arse into the world and I bet whoever birthed you and fed you got larger for it.
Your a sorry human being for degrading women in any way.
Shame on you and your ignorant ways.
I don't think it has anything to do with her lack of work. She didn't bring this up to Leslie, Leslie was doing a story and knew her friend, who happens to be a television and broadway actress with the same memory ability. Wow, way to make this into something it isn't.
Most scientist? Do you know their names? Did you survey them before reading this article?
BOPCO...
As a misogynist you need to seek help. While at it...
get some, jealousy managment.
If I had a kid, I would name him Bopco. And if he ever displayed any kind of unusual talent (for example, in your family, being able to put together a sentence Without random Capitalization and spelling Half of the words wrong), I would ridicule and belittle him, and helpfully note that scientists are laughing behind his back. 'Cause that's the kind of guy I am. Moron.
Somewhere...a village is missing it's idiot. Bopco...do you need directions back home?
Dave, You'll never have a kid because your a straight up queer.
Having this ability can not be great for everyone who has it. I think there are things in everyone's life that are best left forgotten. Perhaps the remarkable thing is these people have selective memories and only remember the best things vividly.
It is better for people to think you are a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. You just did that.