Exploring memory

A semantic map of memories

recollections of pictures, arranged by similarity in meaning. Each dot is one recollection. Hover to read it; click to keep it open.
Scroll to zoom, drag to pan. Use arrow keys on a map to browse recalls and Enter to pin.

Pictures are off by default and load only for the recollection you view.

Compare recollections

Choose which recollections to highlight. All other dots stay visible in gray. You can combine the choices below.

Colors show location on the map; gray dots fall outside your selection. Sleep and Wake describe whether the time between recalls included sleep or wakefulness.

Explore topics

Change the number of topics to explore broader or more detailed groups. The dots stay in the same places. Choices in the panel above do not affect this map.

Click a topic to highlight it. Hover over a topic button to read example picture descriptions. Changing the number of topics creates new groups, so the same color may represent a different topic. Gray dots have no available topic.