How did they do this? Speaking in the present tense ("The photo shows a snow-capped mountain with a white goat dangling off the side") suggests that they were holding the image in their brain, not recalling it. The study illustrated that eidetic memory surfaces in a "small percentage of children 6 to 12 years old, and virtually nonexistent in adults." Astonishingly, children with eidetic memory talked about the image in the present tense-as if it was still right in front of their face. Over the course of ten years, researcher Ralph Norman Haber studied the memories of elementary-school-aged children. "Y ou can think of eidetic memory as 'flash memory' where you're only shown something for a short period of time (for example, 30 seconds) but you're able to describe the object in detail as soon as you look away," Eubanks said. After multiple exposures to an image, people with eidetic memory can vividly recall images with incredible precision for a short amount of time. Although generally not observed in adults it is reported to occur in a small percentage of children. It is hypothesized that eidetic memory represents an extreme example of iconic memory that endures for a few minutes. But, eidetic memory is the closest thing to a photographic memory. Eidetic memory refers to the ability to recall, with high precision, an image after only a brief exposure. It has yet to be backed up by anything other than anecdotal evidence,” said Madison Eubanks, a clinical psychiatrist and contributor for EndThrive. “While the possibility of someone having a photographic memory is fascinating, there is no scientific proof to suggest that it actually exists. The short answer is no, you really can't have a photographic memory. But, is it a real thing? Can you really have a photographic memory? These superhuman abilities have been coined as photographic memory where someone can recall information in mint condition. Imagine being able to recite every word of a book you just read or having the ability to draw a sea of skyscrapers in meticulous detail after taking a brief flight over it-or being able to perfectly recall an image after 25 years.