<P> Eidetic memory (/ aɪ ˈdɛtɪk /; sometimes called photographic memory) is an ability to vividly recall images from memory after only a few instances of exposure, with high precision for a brief time after exposure, without using a mnemonic device . Although the terms eidetic memory and photographic memory are popularly used interchangeably, they are also distinguished, with eidetic memory referring to the ability to view memories like photographs for a few minutes, and photographic memory referring to the ability to recall pages of text or numbers, or similar, in great detail . When the concepts are distinguished, eidetic memory is reported to occur in a small number of children and as something generally not found in adults, while true photographic memory has never been demonstrated to exist . </P> <P> The word eidetic comes from the Greek word εἶδος (pronounced (êːdos), eidos, "seen"). </P>

What is the scientific name for photographic memory