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Understanding autobiographical memory : theories and approaches

Berntsen, Dorthe, 1962-, Rubin, David C

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\"The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances since the first collection of papers in the area was published in 1985. Now, over twenty-five years on, this book reviews and integrates the many theories, perspectives and approaches that have evolved over the last decades. A truly eminent collection of editors and contributors appraise the basic neural systems of autobiographical memory; its underlying cognitive structures and retrieval processes; how it develops in infancy and childhood, and then breaks down in aging; its social and cultural aspects; and its relation to personality and the self. Autobiographical memory has demonstrated a strong ability to establish clear empirical generalizations and shown its practical relevance by deepening our understanding of several clinical disorders - including the induction of false memories in the legal system. It has also become an important topic for brain studies and helped to enlarge our general understanding of the brain\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: Autobiographical memory. / PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology
• ISBN: 9780521189330, 0521189330, 9781107007307

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
BF378.A87 U53 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE