Eidetic memory is the ability to see an object soon after you look away. For most people, the image lasts mere seconds or less than one second. To get an idea of how well your brain makes use of eidetic memory, look at an object and close your eyes, and see how long you can still see the object in your mind's eye.

What is the difference between eidetic and photographic?

Contrary to ordinary mental imagery, eidetic images are externally projected, experienced as "out there" rather than in the mind. ... By contrast, photographic memory may be defined as the ability to recall pages of text, numbers, or similar, in great detail, without the visualization that comes with eidetic memory.

What is a eidetic image?

Eidetic imagery, an unusually vivid subjective visual phenomenon. An eidetic person claims to continue to “see” an object that is no longer objectively present. ... Furthermore, eidetic persons describe the image as if it is still present and not as if they are recalling a past event.