"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 . . . ).
I'm bad with names, but also bad with faces. I'm better with names than
some other people who tell me they're bad with names, but I'm worse with
faces than most people I know. My mother is about as bad with faces (maybe
worse), and she says it's a certain form of learning disability which can be
inherited.
If I ever get mugged or otherwise assaulted by a stranger, I'm going to have
a *really* hard time with mug shots or a police sketch artist. :P
Julia
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