Meet a Canadian teen gifted with a super-powered memory

Emily Nash, an 18-year-old from the Ottawa area, has the incredible ability to remember almost every minute of every day of her life, all like it happened yesterday. Avis Favaro reveals why Nash's extraordinary memory may hold the key to a cure for dementia.

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