title: Borges, Luria and hypermnesia--a note.
abstract: Similarities between a fictional and an actual case of hypermnesia are presented. The question whether the fictional character could have been based on the real person is considered from various angles. No definite conclusion is reached.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008513:Medicine in Literature; D008569:Memory Disorders