Origins and Development of Recollection : Perspectives From Psychology and Neuroscience

The ability to remember unique, personal events is at the core of what we consider to be "memory." How does the vivid experience of reinstatement of our past emerge? What is the contribution of this experience to our life histories? These questions have intrigued psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers for decades, and are the subject of this volume. In recent years, the science of memory has made extraordinary progress in the conceptualization and assessment of different forms of memory. Instead of thinking of memory as a monolithic construct, memory is now thought of in terms of dissociable classes of constructs. Within declarative memory, the type of memory that one can consciously access, we make distinctions between the constructs of recollection and episodic memory and the constructs of familiarity and semantic memory (respectively). Contributors to this volume discuss new methods to assess these types of memory in studies that refine our understanding of the functions necessary for conscious and vivid recollection. The work has led to substantial increases in our understanding of the building blocks of recollection and its developmental course. The volume also addresses the exciting new research on the neural basis of recollection. Never before has the connection between brain and function been so close. Contributors review neuroimaging studies of the healthy brain and neuropsychological investigations of patients with brain damage that reveal the specific brain structures involved in the ability to recollect. These brain structures undergo important developmental change during childhood and adolescence, leading to questions--and answers--of how the relationship between brain and function unfolds during the course of infancy, childhood, and adolescence. The ability to remember unique, personal events is at the core of what we consider to be “memory.” How does the vivid experience of reinstatement of our past emerge? What is the contribution of this experience to our life histories? These questions have intrigued psychologists, neuroscientists, and philosophers for decades, and are the subject of this volume. In recent years, the science of memory has made extraordinary progress in the conceptualization and assessment of different forms of memory. Instead of thinking of memory as a monolithic construct, memory is now thought of in terms of dissociable classes of constructs. Within declarative memory, the type of memory that one can consciously access, we make distinctions between the constructs of recollection and episodic memory and the constructs of familiarity and semantic memory (respectively). Chapters in this volume discuss new methods to assess these types of memory in studies that refine our understanding of the functions necessary for conscious and vivid recollection. The work has led to substantial increases in our understanding of the building blocks of recollection and its developmental course. The volume also addresses the exciting new research on the neural basis of recollection. Never before has the connection between brain and function been so close. Chapters review neuroimaging studies of the healthy brain and neuropsychological investigations of patients with brain damage that reveal the specific brain structures involved in the ability to recollect. These brain structures undergo important developmental change during childhood and adolescence, leading to questions—and answers—of how the relationship between brain and function unfolds during the course of infancy, childhood, and adolescence The Ability To Remember Unique, Personal Events Is At The Core Of What We Consider To Be 'memory.' Contributors To This Volume Use State-of-the-art Theories And Methods To Address Questions Of How The Vivid Experience Of Reinstatement Of Our Past Emerges, And How Recollection Contributes To Our Life Histories. Remembering: Thoughts On Its Definition, Measurement And Functional Nature / Andrew P. Yonelinas -- Development Of Meaning-conserving Memory / Katherine Nelson -- Building Blocks Of Recollection / Tracy Riggins -- Contextualizing The Development Of Recollection: Episodic Memory And Binding In Young Children / Nora S. Newcombe, Marianne E. Lloyd, And Frances Balcomb -- Development Of Recollection: A Fuzzy-trace Theory Perspective / Charles J. Brainerd, Valerie F. Reyna, And Robyn E. Holliday -- The Development Of Episodic Memory: Binding Processes, Controlled Processes, And Introspection On Memory States / Simona Ghetti, Kristen E. Lyons, Dana Demaster -- Neural Basis Of Recollection: Evidence From Neuroimaging And Electrophysiological Research / Rachel A. Diana And Charan Ranganath -- Neural Basis Of Autobiographical Memory / Peggy L. St. Jacques And Roberto Cabeza -- Development Of Remembering: Brain Development And Neuroimaging Evidence / Kathleen M. Thomas And Lyric A. Jorgenson -- The Development Of Episodic Memory: An Event-related Brain Potential Vantage Point / David Friedman -- Memory Development Following Early Medial Temporal Lobe Injury / Michelle De Haan -- Memory Development And Frontal Lobe Insult / Gerri Hanten And Harvey S. Levin. Edited By Simona Ghetti And Patricia J. Bauer. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover 1 Contents 6 Preface 8 Contributors 14 1. Remembering: Thoughts on Its Definition, Measurement, and Functional Nature 18 2. Development of Meaning-Conserving Memory 36 3. Building Blocks of Recollection 57 4. Contextualizing the Development of Recollection: Episodic Memory and Binding in Young Children 88 5. Development of Recollection: A Fuzzy-Trace Theory Perspective 116 6. The Development of Episodic Memory: Binding Processes, Controlled Processes, and Introspection on Memory States 159 7. Neural Basis of Recollection: Evidence from Neuroimaging and Electrophysiological Research 183 8. Neural Basis of Autobiographical Memory 203 9. Development of Remembering: Brain Development and Neuroimaging Evidence 234 10. The Development of Episodic Memory: An Event-Related Brain Potential Vantage Point 257 11. Memory Development Following Early Medial Temporal Lobe Injury 280 12. Memory Development and Frontal Lobe Insult 301 Index 324 A 324 B 325 C 326 D 327 E 328 F 330 G 331 H 332 I 332 J 333 K 333 L 333 M 333 N 336 O 336 P 337 Q 338 R 338 S 341 T 342 U 343 V 343 W 343