"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > FWIW, my memory for trivial details is excellent. And I can drone on and > on for hours about science-related stuff without ever having to refer to > the textbook, much to the chagrin of some of my students who wish I'd shut > up. OTOH, I also have a lousy memory for names. Faces I recognize, but > coming up with the names which go with them is a whole 'nother matter > sometimes. I suspect it's less a matter of having had a concussion at an > early age than simply having a lousy memory for names. I doubt you'd be > able to write such intelligent-sounding posts as you frequently do here if > your memory in general were seriously affected. Forgetting names, > anniversaries, dentist appointments, etc., is normal (if annoying, or in > the second instance, life-threatening . . . ).
My wife has a highly technical mdical term for this condition: "Husband". My memory works similarly to Ronn's - I'm solid on details, trivia, and the why's and how's, but I'm absolutely terrible with names. I'm better, but still not great with faces. Interestingly, I remember voices quite well. -Bry _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
