Exceptional Memory is Made, Not Born. Studies Suggest Cognitive Expertise In Later Adulthood

In 2001, John Basinger completely memorized John Milton’s 10,565-line poem Paradise Lost after eight years.  In 2001 and 2008 he recited the entire classic in three eight-hour days.
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Read abstract “Memorising Milton’s Paradise Lost: A study of a septuagenarian exceptional memoriser” by John G. Seamon, Paawan V. Punjabi, and Emily A. Busch