Memory distortion : how minds, brains, and societies reconstruct the past
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Memory distortion : how minds, brains, and societies reconstruct the past
Harvard University Press, 1995
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Papers originally presented at the first conference sponsored by the Harvard Center for the Study of Mind, Brain, and Behavior in Cambridge, Mass., May 6-8, 1994
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Hypnosis, confabulation, source amnesia, flash-bulb memories, repression - these and numerous additional topics are explored in this collection of essays by scholars in a range of disciplines. This book on memory distortion unites contributions from cognitive psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, neurobiology, sociology, history and religious studies. It brings relevant groups of perspectives to bear on some key contemporary issues, including the value of eyewitness testimony and the accuracy of recovered memories of sexual abuse. The contributors to this volume explore the full range of biological phenomena and social ideas relevant to understanding memory distortion, including the reliability of children's recollections, the effects of hypnosis on memory, and confabulation in brain-injured patients. They also look into the activity and role of brain systems, cellular bases of memory distortion, and the effects of emotion and trauma on the accuracy of memory.
In a section devoted to the social aspects of memory distortion, additional essays analyze the media's part in distorting social memory, factors influencing historical reconstruction of the collective past, and memory distortion in religion and other cultural constructs. Daniel Schacter launches the collection with a history of psychological memory distortions. Subsequent contributions include empirical findings on memory retrieval by a pioneer in the field, research on computational models, studies of the relationship between emotion and memory, new findings on amnesia by a premier neuroscientist, and reflections on the power of collective amnesia in US history, the Nazi Holocaust and ancient Egypt.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Cognitive perspectives: the reality of illusory memories, Elizabeth F. Loftus et al
- constructive memory and memory distortions - a paralell-distributed processing approach, James L. McClelland
- false beliefs - some developmental and clinical considerations, Stephen J. Ceci. Part 2 Psychiatric and psychopathological perspectives: hypnosis and suggestion, David Spiegel
- post traumatic stress disorder - psychobiological mechanisms of traumatic remembrance, John H. Krystal et al
- mood-congruent memory biases in anxiety and depression, Susan Mineka and Kathleen Nugent. Part 3 Neuropsychological perspectives: biological foundations of accuracy and inaccuracy in memory, Larry R. Squire
- confabulation, Morris Moscovitch. Part 4 Neurobiological perspectives: emotional activation, neuromodulatory systems, and memory, James L. McGaugh
- speculations on the fidelity of memories stored in synaptic connections, Rodney A. Swain et al
- steps toward a molecular definition of memory consolidation, Ted Abel et al. Part 5 Sociocultural perspectives: some patterns and meanings of memory distortion in American history, Michael Kammen
- dynamics of distortion in collective memory, Michael Schudson
- ancient Egyptian antijudaism - a case of distorted memory, Jan Assmann. Part 6 Concluding reflections: notes on the cerebral topography of memory and memory distortion - a neurologist's perspective, Marek-Marsel Mesulam
- memory distortion and anamnesis - a view from the human sciences, Lawrence E. Sullivan.
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:pbk. ISBN 9780674566767
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Hypnosis, confabulation, source amnesia, flashbulb memories, repression--these and numerous additional topics are explored in this timely collection of essays by eminent scholars in a range of disciplines. This is the first book on memory distortion to unite contributions from cognitive psychology, psychopathology, psychiatry, neurobiology, sociology, history, and religious studies. It brings the most relevant group of perspectives to bear on some key contemporary issues, including the value of eyewitness testimony and the accuracy of recovered memories of sexual abuse.
The distinguished contributors to this volume explore the full range of biological phenomena and social ideas relevant to understanding memory distortion, including the reliability of children's recollections, the effects of hypnosis on memory, and confabulation in brain-injured patients. They also look into the activity and role of brain systems, cellular bases of memory distortion, and the effects of emotion and trauma on the accuracy of memory. In a section devoted to the social aspects of memory distortion, additional essays analyze the media's part in distorting social memory, factors influencing historical reconstruction of the collective past, and memory distortion in religion and other cultural constructs. Daniel Schacter launches the collection with a history of psychological memory distortions. Subsequent highlights include new empirical findings on memory retrieval by a pioneer in the field, some of the foremost research on computational models, studies of the relationship between emotion and memory, new findings on amnesia by a premier neuroscientist, and reflections on the power of collective amnesia in U.S. history, the Nazi Holocaust, and ancient Egypt.
Table of Contents
Preface Gerald D. Fischbach and Joseph T. Coyle Memory Distortion: History and Current Status Daniel L. Schacter Part I: Cognitive Perspectives The Reality of Illusory Memories Elizabeth F. Loftus, Julie Feldman, and Richard Dashiell Constructive Memory and Memory Distortions: A Parallel-Distributed Processing Approach James L. McClelland False Beliefs: Some Developmental and Clinical Considerations Stephen J. Ceci Part II: Psychiatric and Psychopathological Perspectives Hypnosis and Suggestion David Spiegel Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Psychobiological Mechanisms of Traumatic Remembrance John H. Krystal, Stephen M. Southwick, and Dennis S. Charney Mood-congruent Memory Biases in Anxiety and Depression Susan Mineka and Kathleen Nugent Part III: Neuropsychological Perspectives Biological Foundations of Accuracy and Inaccuracy in Memory Larry R. Squire Confabulation Morris Moscovitch Part IV: Neurobiological Perspectives Emotional Activation, Neuromodulatory Systems, and Memory James L. McGaugh Speculations on the Fidelity of Memories Stored in Synaptic Connections Rodney A. Swain, Kim E. Armstrong, Thomas A. Comery, Aaron G. Humphreys, Theresa A. Jones, Jeff A. Kleim, and William T. Greenough Steps Toward a Molecular Definition of Memory Consolidation Ted Abel, Cristina Alberini, Mirella Ghirardi, Yan-You Huang, Peter Nguyen, and Eric R. Kandel Part V: Sociocultural Perspectives Some Patterns and Meanings of Memory Distortion in American History Michael Kammen Dynamics of Distortion in Collective Memory Michael Schudson Ancient Egyptian Antijudaism: A Case of Distorted Memory Jan Assmann Part VI: Concluding Reflections Notes on the Cerebral Topography of Memory and Memory Distortion: A Neurologist's Perspective Marek-Marsel Mesulam Memory Distortion and Anamnesis: A View from the Human Sciences Lawrence E. Sullivan Contributors Index
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