The nature of early memory: an adaptive theory of the genesis and development of memory

A valuable resource for anyone interested in the development of memory. This text discusses the development of long-term memory, including autobiographicalmemory, and argues that memory is an adaptive mechanism for the development and survival of humans and non-human animals. INDICE: Part I: The Significance and Earliest Signs of Early Memory; 1. Onthe Importance of Studying Early Memory; 2. Studying Memory in Nonverbal Human Organisms; 3. Neurobiological Development and the Beginnings of Early Memory; Part II: Infantile Amnesia, Autobiographical Memory, and the Remembering Self; 4. Infantile Amnesia in Human and Nonhuman Animals; 5. The Onset and Early Development of Autobiographical Remembering; 6. Consciousness and Early MemoryDevelopment; Part III: The Role of Distinctiveness, Emotion, Stress, and Trauma in Memory Development; 7. Distinctiveness and Emotion in Early Memory Development; 8. Chronic Stress and Maltreatment in Early Memory Development; 9. Children's False Memory Illusions; Part IV: The Adaptive Nature of Memory and itsDevelopment; 10. Evolutionary and Adaptive Significance of the Genesis and Early Development of Memory; References; Author Index

• ISBN: 978-0-19-538141-2
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés