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Taxi star-turned-health advocate Marilu Henner. In her first interview about her new book, Total Memory Makeover, she reveals why remembering the past is so important to a healthy present—and even better future.
"Making Memories"
Just because Marilu Henner turns 60 this month doesn’t mean she’s forgotten exactly what it’s like to be a teen—or a 2-year-old, for that matter. The sensual Taxi star- turned-impassioned health advocate is one of about 20 people determined to possess highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), which means that she can recall with startling accuracy nearly every day in her life. Her rare gift saw her profiled—while being tested at the University of California, Irvine—on 60 Minutes in 2010. “I went to Irvine and in one day answered more than 400 questions correctly,” Henner says. Not only did she meet the challenge of what she calls “time traveling,” she was downright exhilarated just “to put a name to everything I’ve felt inside but never could identify.”
Just because Marilu Henner turns 60 this month doesn’t mean she’s forgotten exactly what it’s like to be a teen—or a 2-year-old, for that matter. The sensual Taxi star- turned-impassioned health advocate is one of about 20 people determined to possess highly superior autobiographical memory (HSAM), which means that she can recall with startling accuracy nearly every day in her life. Her rare gift saw her profiled—while being tested at the University of California, Irvine—on 60 Minutes in 2010. “I went to Irvine and in one day answered more than 400 questions correctly,” Henner says. Not only did she meet the challenge of what she calls “time traveling,” she was downright exhilarated just “to put a name to everything I’ve felt inside but never could identify.”
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