Eidetic images are also different from regular visual memories which can arguably last forever; they fade away involuntarily and can last only a couple of minutes. Apparently the images usually fade away piece by piece rather than as a whole, and the eidetiker has no control over which components remain in place the longest. Eidetic images represent a moment of amazing memory that cannot last. But, while much better than other kinds of visual memories, even they are still prone to manipulations, omissions and false inclusions – the same kinds of distortions as any other kind of memory.
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