Memory Books

New and Published Books

1. Extraordinary Memories for Exceptional Events

   By Stephen R. Schmidt

   Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology

   Not all memories are created equal. Our memories for some very exceptional events seem to stand out in our minds, and as such they may form the very core of who we are. Perhaps you have a vivid recollection of a fateful day, an unforgettable face, or a hilarious joke. This book summarizes theories...

   Published April 24th 2012 by Psychology Press
2. From Mental Imagery to Spatial Cognition and Language

   Essays in Honour of Michel Denis

   Edited by Valérie Gyselinck, Francesca Pazzaglia

   Series: Psychology Press Festschrift Series

   The nature of mental images and their relation to language has caused controversy amongst psychologists for years, and the so-called "imagery debate" is still unresolved. Fresh light is now being shed on this topic using recent findings in neuroscience and the development of behavioural studies....

   Published April 1st 2012 by Psychology Press
3. The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

   By James Michael Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Andrew D. Cling

   Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology

   This volume provides a tutorial review and evaluation of scientific research on the accuracy and reliability of eyewitness identification. The book starts with the perspective that there are a variety of conceptual and empirical problems with eyewitness identification as a form of forensic...

   Published February 14th 2012 by Psychology Press
4. Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd Edition

   By Michael Eysenck

   Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition 2nd edition is a basic, reader-friendly introduction to the key cognitive processes we use to interact successfully with the world...

   Published January 3rd 2012 by Psychology Press
5. Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation: New Prospects in Cognitive Neurorehabilitation

   Edited by Carlo Miniussi, Giuseppe Vallar

   Series: Special Issues of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation

   Cognitive deficits are a common consequence of neurological disease, and there is evidence that specific cognitive training may be effective in rehabilitation. Behavioural dysfunction following neurological disease constitutes one of the major causes of disability worldwide, exerts a major impact...

   Published December 21st 2011 by Psychology Press
6. Memory and Aging

   Current Issues and Future Directions

   Edited by Moshe Naveh-Benjamin, Nobuo Ohta

   Current demographical patterns predict an aging worldwide population. It is projected that by 2050, more than 20% of the US population and 40% of the Japanese population will be older than 65. A dramatic increase in research on memory and aging has emerged to understand the age-related changes in...

   Published December 16th 2011 by Psychology Press
7. Regimes of Memory

   Edited by Katharine Hodgkin, Susannah Radstone

   Series: Routledge Studies in Memory and Narrative

   A focus on memory has come to prominence across a wide range of disciplines. History, literature, philosophy, anthropology, and cultural studies have placed memory at the heart of their interrogations of subjectivity, narrative, time and imagination. At the same time, memory has emerged as a...

   Published November 28th 2011 by Routledge
8. Attention, Representation, and Human Performance

   Integration of Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation

   Edited by Slim Masmoudi, David Yun Dai, Abdelmajid Naceur

   This volume presents a rare occasion where scholars from Europe, North Africa and North America share their research programs and findings revolving around an important theme: integration. Despite different research foci and methodologies, there is a strong consensus that we need to understand a...

   Published November 15th 2011 by Psychology Press
9. SenseCam

   The Future of Everyday Memory Research?

   Edited by Catherine Loveday, Martin A. Conway

   Series: Special Issues of Memory

   This special issue is the first collection of preliminary reports using advanced camera technology, the SenseCam, to study and rehabilitate everyday memory in ways not previously possible. This set of preliminary reports from established memory researchers and clinicians uses a series of...

   Published October 24th 2011 by Psychology Press
10. The Tip of the Tongue State

    By Alan S. Brown

    Series: Essays in Cognitive Psychology

    This book brings together the body of empirical findings and theoretical interpretations of the tip of the tongue (TOT) experience – when a well-known or familiar word cannot immediately be recalled. Although research has been published on TOTs for over a century, the experience retains its...

    Published July 19th 2011 by Psychology Press