The Oxford Handbook of Memory

by Endel Tulving (Editor), Fergus I. M. Craik (Editor)

Overview

Memory research is one of the most fascinating and flourishing areas of science today. The Oxford Handbook of Memory tells us why. Written by the world's leading memory scientists in a highly accessible language, it brings together facts and theories of cognitive psychology; memory development in childhood and old age; memory impairment in brain injury and disease; the emergence of memory functions from the brain; as well as reviews of current behavioral, neuroimaging, and computer simulation theories of memory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199729395
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	05/04/2000
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Edited by ENDEL TULVING, Rotman Research Institute, Canada
FERGUS M. CRAIK, University of Toronto, Canada

Table of Contents

	Contributors	xi
Part I	Study of Memory
1.	A Brief History of Memory Research	3
2.	Concepts of Memory	33
3.	Methods of Memory Research	45
4.	Contingency Analyses of Memory	59
Part II	Memory in the Laboratory
	Acts of Memory
5.	Short-Term and Working Memory	77
6.	Encoding and Retrieval of Information	93
7.	Transfer and Expertise	109
	Contents of Memory
8.	Serial Learning: Cognition and Behavior	125
9.	Remembering Actions and Words	137
10.	Distortions of Memory	149
	Reflections in Memory
11.	Memory Judgments	165
12.	Source Monitoring: Attributing Mental Experiences	179
13.	Metamemory: Theory and Data	197
	Awareness in Memory
14.	Recollection and Familiarity: Process-Dissociation	215
15.	Remembering and Knowing	229
16.	Nonconscious Forms of Human Memory	245
Part III	Memory in Life
	Memory in Development
17.	Memory in Infancy and Early Childhood	267
18.	Socialization of Memory	283
19.	Memory and Theory of Mind	297
	Memory in Use
20.	Remembering Life Experiences	315
21.	Control Processes in Remembering	333
22.	Long-Term Maintenance of Knowledge	347
23.	Remembering Spaces	363
24.	Memory for Emotional Events	379
	Memory in Decline
25.	Memory Changes in Healthy Older Adults	395
26.	Memory in the Aging Brain	411
27.	Selective Memory Disorders	427
28.	Memory in the Dementias	441
Part IV	Organization of Memory
	Neural Substrates of Memory
29.	Neuroanatomy of Memory	465
30.	The Medial Temporal Lobe and the Hippocampus	485
31.	Brain Imaging of Memory	501
32.	Event-Related Potential Studies of Memory	521
33.	Psychopharmacological Perspectives on Memory	539
	Theories of Memory
34.	The Adaptive Nature of Memory	557
35.	Memory Models	571
36.	Connectionist Models of Memory	583
37.	Episodic Memory and Autonoetic Awareness	597
38.	Theories of Memory and Consciousness	609
39.	Memory Systems of 1999	627
	Epilogue
	The Story of Memory, and Memory of the Story	645
	Subject Index	649
	Name Index	675

Editorial Reviews

Summarizes the research findings over the past decades that comprise the new science of memory, based first on behavioral studies and more recently on brain scanning. Contributors set out the various theories and the evidence they are based on, and explore the consequences for professionals in law, engineering, and clinical medicine. Among the topics are the development of memory, its contents, its use in the laboratory and in daily life, its decline, and its organization. Students and researchers in psychology or the neurosciences would probably find most interest. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

"Provides the reader with a sound and thorough grounding in current theoretical memory frameworks and the methodologies and empirical findings on which they are based . . . useful for advanced undergraduates, beginning graduate students, healthcare professionals such as physicians, and other professionals who may have relevant work-related interests, such as lawyers and social workers. Informed laypeople may well also find sections of this text to be quite accessible and without-doubt informative."—Brain

"The coverage in this book is extensive. Everything you wanted to know about the various leading-edge fields of human cognitive memory research is here, and written by eminent researchers." —Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

"An epic tome . . . It is safe to say the editors and contributors have succeeded in producing a highly interesting book, remarkable in its breadth and thoroughness. As readers and fellow researchers, we can feel ourselves fortunate that such a diverse and interesting field has been treated so well." —Psychological Reports

"Over 60 authors constitute a Who's Who in the field of memory, virtually guaranteeing that the reports are state of the art. Even specialists will benefit from the coverage of subjects in which they have expertise . . . there is no comprehensive, advanced textbook of memory currently on the market nor has there ever been one since the middle 1970s. The reason is simple: no one could possibly write one, certainly not one with the scope and level of information present in the OHM. This volume, then, fills a gap that has needed filling for years. For now, the OHM is the gold standard and all memory professionals are in debt of the editors and authors for its existence."—Canadian Psychology

"Summarizes the research findings over the past decades that comprise the new science of memory . . . Contributors set out the various theories and the evidence they are based on and explore the consequences for professionals in law, engineering, and clinical medicine." —SciTech Book News

". . . will be the standard source book in the field for years to come." —Tim Shallice, University College London

"The most important book on the subject ever published." —Michael S. Gazzaniga, Dartmouth University

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