"Even when I was 5 years old, people would say to my parents, 'What's with that kid and her memory? She remembers the last time I was here and everything that happened,'" Henner says. Marilu Henner (center) with the cast of Taxi in 1982. The condition, which allows people to recall the events of most of the days of their lives with remarkable detail and accuracy, was first described in 2006 by James McGaugh, PhD, founding chair of the department of neurobiology and behavior and founding director of the Center for the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory at the University of California-Irvine. Henner can recall past events in almost photographic detail thanks to a highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), a rare condition that has been identified in only about 100 people in the world.
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LISTEN NOW: Marilu Henner shares how her ability to recall every memory throughout her life has taught her valuable lessons and has propelled her to advocate for brain research on the Brain & Life podcast.īut that's not the case for Henner, who may be best known for playing Elaine Nardo on the 1978-83 sitcom Taxi and has appeared in numerous TV series since-most recently as Paula, the politically incorrect mother of Dave (Max Greenfield), on CBS' The Neighborhood. Memories of our lives are typically like impressionist paintings, forming an overall picture from a distance but blurry when we try to zoom in and look at specifics. It's just there."įor most people, such vivid memories are usually associated with major life events-your wedding day or the day your child was born-or traumatic moments like where you were when you heard about the attacks on the World Trade Center. It's like remembering your address or phone number or the color of your eyes. "The weather was beautiful that night, but it poured rain the next day, and all the plumbing in our resort went out. "I drank tequila for the first time, and then never again for 25 years!" she says with a laugh. She remembers wearing a cream-colored jumpsuit with harem pants and a stretchy strapless top with a turquoise jacket. "I was in Cancun, Mexico, with my boyfriend at the time, who was soon to be my first husband." Marilu Henner knew she had an extraordinary memory by the time she was 5. "It was a Wednesday," she says without hesitation.
Give Marilu Henner a random date in the past and she can recall it with amazing clarity.
This trait drives her to advocate for more funding for brain research. Marilu Henner’s Exceptional Memory Spurs Interest in Brain Health Actress Marilu Henner has a highly superior autobiographical memory, a rare condition identified in only 100 people worldwide.
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