Forthcoming Memory Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Life-Span Maintenance of Knowledge

   By Harry P. Bahrick, Lynda K. Hall, Melinda K. Baker

   Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology

   This volume describes how well we maintain the knowledge we acquire throughout life. Research traditionally focuses on memory for events that are retained over short time periods that can be accommodated in experiments. This book, by contrast, uniquely describes the evolution of methods suitable...

   To Be Published May 30th 2013 by Psychology Press
2. Autobiographical Memory and the Construction of A Narrative Self

   Developmental and Cultural Perspectives

   Edited by Robyn Fivush, Catherine A. Haden

   It is a truism in psychology that self and autobiographical memory are linked, yet we still know surprisingly little about the nature of this relation. Scholars from multiple disciplines, including cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, anthropology, and philosophy have begun theorizing...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
3. Everyday Memory

   Edited by Svein Magnussen, Tore Helstrup

   This book presents an authoritative overview of memory in everyday contexts. Written by an expert team of international authors, it gathers together research on some of the more neglected but revealing areas of memory, to provide a comprehensive overview of remembering in real life situations....

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
4. Duality of the Mind

   A Bottom-up Approach Toward Cognition

   By Ron Sun

   This book is a condensation of a large body of work concerning human learning carried out over a period of more than five years by Dr. Sun and his collaborators. In a nutshell, this work is concerned with a broad framework for studying human cognition based on a new approach that is characterized...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
5. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory

   Encoding and Retrieval

   Edited by Amanda Parker, Timothy J. Bussey, Edward L. Wilding

   Series: Studies in Cognition

   Recent advances in techniques available to memory researchers have led to a rapid expansion in the field of cognitive neuroscience of memory. This book provides accessible coverage of four key areas of recent advance, including research on functional imaging, electrophysiological and lesion studies...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
6. Interactions Between Short-Term and Long-Term Memory in the Verbal Domain

   By Annabel Thorn, Mike Page

   The relationship between short-term and long-term memory systems is an issue of central concern to memory theorists. The association between temporary memory mechanisms and established knowledge bases is now regarded as critical to the development of theoretical and computational accounts of verbal...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
7. Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

   Edited by Tracy Packiam Alloway, Susan E. Gathercole

   Short-term or working memory - the capacity to hold and manipulate information mentally over brief periods of time - plays an important role in supporting a wide range of everyday activities, particularly in childhood. Children with weak working memory skills often struggle in key areas...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
8. The Development of the Mediated Mind

   Sociocultural Context and Cognitive Development

   Edited by Joan M. Lucariello, Judith A. Hudson, Robyn Fivush, Patricia J. Bauer

   This volume is a festschrift for Katherine Nelson, an NYU professor who was a pioneer in infant perception and memory. The "mediated mind" is a term coined by Dr. Nelson and it refers to how cognitive development is mediated by the sociocultural context, including language and social interaction....

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
9. The Visual World in Memory

   Edited by James R. Brockmole

   Series: Current Issues in Memory

   The book examines how well we remember what we see. Research in human memory for visual material varies tremendously across the time scales, stimuli, and scenarios of interest. Because of these distinct pursuits, research in the field of 'visual memory' is in practice rather compartmentalized and...

   To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press
10. Forgetting

    Edited by Sergio Della Sala

    Series: Current Issues in Memory

    Memory and forgetting are inextricably intertwined. In order to understand how memory works we need to understand how and why we forget. The topic of forgetting is therefore hugely important, despite the fact that it has often been neglected in comparison with other features of memory. This...

    To Be Published June 19th 2013 by Psychology Press