And so, her mother can now rest assured Jessica will not unknowingly harm herself at nighttime, like sleepwalkers often do.
In video footage of Jessica sleeping, she is seen mimicking the actions of eating, playing, and most preciously, generally having the time of her life.Īlthough Jessica appears unresponsive to her parents’ attempt at communicating with her during her vivid visualisations, Jessica is completely aware of what she’s doing. Though there is some debate on whether such memory exists, scientific research has suggested that this type of remembering is unique to children under seven. In essence, Jessica is playing with her friends, resuming the day’s fun far into the night – unfortunately for her parents, who share a bed with her. Eidetic memory,sometimes called photographic memory, is a form of memorization used to recall images or objects with extraordinary accuracy. Listen: We talk to Lehmo about life as a new dad. While an extensive literature has reported many facets of eidetic imagery, methodological and definitional problems obscure much of the credence of this research. ‘Eidetic Imagery’ is only one of the countless branches that exists within the convoluted realm of child brain development, and allows those who have it to replay the experiences and images they've seen throughout the day. Eidetic imagery has been defined as a visual itage, representing a previously scanned stimulus persidtirig for up:to several minuted.and phenomenally located in front of the eyes. In laymen’s terms, Jessica essentially has a 3D memory, and is capable of creating a virtual, 3D world in her mind. She was misdiagnosed with epilepsy on several occasions, due to her frequently erratic movement, however the diagnosis did not explain the emotive, lifelike side to her nighttime actions.ĭoctors prescribed Jessica with a variety of medication, and introduced exercises into her routine to help improve her sleep or lack thereof, but all attempts were unsuccessful.įinally, after being sent to one of the UK’s leading child sleep clinics at Evelina Children’s Hospital, it was revealed Jessica suffers from what’s known as ‘Eidetic Imagery’. For two and a half years, doctors were left completely clueless as to what was keeping young Jessica up at night.
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