Memory and consciousness have been objects of fascination to psychologists and other brain scientists for over one hundred years. Because of the complexity of the two topics, however, and despite great efforts spent on their study, the progress in their understanding over most of this time has been rather slow. Recently, thanks to new techniques and to changing pre-theoretical orientations, the study of the role of the brain in memory and consciousness has received an immense boost, and has become a central focus of research activity by thousands of researchers worldwide. The volume reviews recent progress on our understanding of memory, consciousness and the brain and identifies a number of acute outstanding problems. The purpose of the volume, based on a conference in Tallinn, is to look to the future, and not simply to share knowledge from ongoing research. In this sense, the volume does not contain a comprehensive overview of the field, but rather showcases a selection of exciting ideas in cognitive neuroscience. Contributors include some of the world's best-known cognitive brain scientists who have greatly contributed to our understanding of memory as a relation between the brain and the mind, as well as a number of highly promising younger researchers in the field. Memory, Consciousness and the Brain will be essential reading for anyone interested in the latest cutting-edge thinking at the interface of these topics, and in the future directions in which it may take us.

Contents:
Contributors. E. Tulving, Prologue: Memory and Consciousness in Tallin. Part I: Memory. J. Puhvel, Memory Shmemory, Lest We Forger Mnesmosyne: The Vocabulary of Memory and Mindfulness in Antiquity. J. Allik, Available and Accessible Information in Memory and Vision. H. Buschke, M.J. Sliwinski, Item-specific Weighted Memory Measurement. L. Nilsson, Can Genes Teach Us Anything About Memory? F.I.M. Craik, J.D. Kester, Divided Attention and Memory: Impairment of Processing or Consolidation? H.L. Roediger, III, When Retrieval is the Key Process in Understanding Human Memory. R. Cabeza, Functional Neuroimaging of Episodic Memory Retrieval. L. Ryan, E. Eich, Mood Dependence and Implicit Memory. E.F. Loftus, Remembering What Never Happened. D.L. Schacter, The Seven Sins of Memory: Perspectives from Functional Neuroimaging. G.D. Barba, Memory, Consciousness, and Temporality: What is Retrieved and Who Exactly is Controlling the Retrieval? Part II: Consciousness. J.M. Gardiner, On the Objectivity of Subjective Experiences and Autonoetic and Noetic Consciousness. E. Düzel, What Brain Activity Tells Us About Conscious Awareness of Memory Retrieval. M.A. Wheeler, Varieties of Consciousness and Memory in the Developing Child. B. Levine, Self-regulation and Autonoetic Consciousness. D.T. Stuss, M.P. Alexander, Affectively Burnt In: A Proposed Role of the Right Frontal Lobe. J. Metcalfe, W.J.Jacobs, Hot Emotions in Human Recollection: Toward a Model of Traumatic Memory. N.C. Andreasen, Is Schizophrenia a Disorder of Memory or Consciousness? Part III: The Brain. R. Habib, M. Lepage, Novelty Assessment in the Brain. R.L. Buckner, Dual Effect Theory of Episdic Encoding. L. Nyberg, Can the Brain Tell the Difference Between Old and New? M.S. Gazzaniga, M.B Miller, Testing Tulving: The Split Brain Approach. H.J. Markowitsch, Repressed Memories. M. Moscovitch, T. Yaschyshyn, M. Ziegler, L. Nadel, Remote Episodic Memory and Retrograde Amnesia: Was Endel Tulving Right All Along? A.R McIntosh, From Location to Integration: How Neural Interactions Form the Basis for Human Cognition. R.J. Sternberg, Epilogue: Human Intelligence: A Case Study of How More and More Research Can Lead Us To Know Less and Less About a Psychological Phenomenon, Until Finally We Know Less Than We Did Before We Started Doing Research. Author Index. Subject Index.

Written by the world's leading memory scientists in a highly accessible language, this volume brings together facts and theories of cognitive psychology; memory development in childhood and old age; memory impairment in brain injury and disease; the emergence of memory functions from the brain; as well as reviews of current behavioral, neuroimaging, and computer simulation theories of memory. The last decades in particular have seen the emergence of a genuine science of memory, based first on behavioral studies and more recently on the new technologies of brain scanning. These recent studies have resulted in theories that are rich, complex, and far-reaching in their implications. The Oxford Handbook of Memory lays out these theories, and the evidence on which the theories are based. The important new discoveries of the last few years are described, along with their consequences for professionals in the areas of law, engineering, and clinical medicine. Endel Tulving and Fergus Craik, two world-class experts on memory, provide this handbook as a guide to the dynamic and exciting field of memory research. Individual chapters are written by eminent researchers who provide insight into their special areas, and outline challenges for the work that lies ahead. The book is exhaustive in its coverage-examining such topics as the development of memory, the contents of memory, memory in the laboratory and in everyday use, memory in decline, the organization of memory, and theories of memory-making this book ideal for psychologists, memory researchers, neuroscientists, and graduate students of psychology.

Elements of Episodic Memory was a seminal text in the memory literature, highly cited and influential. It has been unavailable for some years, but is now back in print as in its original form, with this reissue. The book examines the critical role that retrieval processes play in remembering. It proposes that the nature of recollective experience is determined by the interaction between the 'episodic' trace information and the 'semantic' retrieval information. This basic theme is elaborated by tracing the development of the ideas considering relevant empirical evidence, relating a proposed theoretical framework to the ideas held by other theorists, and dealing with criticisms advanced by others. These issues are discussed from two perspectives. Firstly, from the point of view of 'detached science': the emphasis here is on ideas, hypotheses, evidence, logic and theory. The second is a personal commentary on the development of ideas at the first viewpoint, and provides observations about the psychology and sociology of a developing science.