The organization and structure of autobiographical memory
John Mace
Abstract
The topic of autobiographical memory has held a prominent role in memory research for the past 30 years, as it has proven indispensable to the understanding of human memory and cognition. An important focus of autobiographical memory research is uncovering the basic structure, nature, and organization of the autobiographical memory system. This edited volume addresses the organization and structure of autobiographical memory. Based on over 30 years of research, and the latest empirical findings, this volume presents the major theories and problems in the science of autobiographical memory orga ... More
The topic of autobiographical memory has held a prominent role in memory research for the past 30 years, as it has proven indispensable to the understanding of human memory and cognition. An important focus of autobiographical memory research is uncovering the basic structure, nature, and organization of the autobiographical memory system. This edited volume addresses the organization and structure of autobiographical memory. Based on over 30 years of research, and the latest empirical findings, this volume presents the major theories and problems in the science of autobiographical memory organization. At its core are two influential global views on the organization, structure, and function of autobiographical memory (chapters 2 and 3). In addition, the volume examines the organization of autobiographical memory from a developmental perspective (chapter 4), a chapter examining the neuroscience of autobiographical memory organization (chapter 7), and a chapter examining organization from a functional perspective (chapter 6). Also covered is the role of culture in forming autobiographical memory (chapter 5), the role of the self in organizing autobiographical memory (chapter 8), insights from the reminiscence bump on organization (chapter 9), and a chapter on the organization of episodic autobiographical memories (chapter 10).
Keywords:
autobiographical memory,
autobiographical memory organization,
autobiographical memory theory,
episodic memory,
episodic memory organization,
neuroscience of autobiographical memory,
autobiographical memory and culture,
functions of autobiographical memory,
autobiographical memory development,
autobiographical memory and future thought
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2019 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780198784845 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2019 |
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198784845.001.0001 |
Authors
Affiliations are at time of print publication.
John Mace, editor
Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, Eastern Illinois University
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