Functional neuroimaging studies of episodic memory retrieval generally measure brain activity while participants remember items encountered in the laboratory ("controlled laboratory condition") or events from their own life ("open autobiographical condition"). Differences in activation between these conditions may reflect differences in retrieval processes, memory remoteness, emotional content,...

Autobiographical memory retrieval is fundamental to the developing self-concept in adolescence, to emotion regulation and to social problem solving and has been shown to be compromised in adolescents diagnosed with depression (Park, Goodyer, & Teasdale, 2002). The current study assessed autobiographical memory over-generality in a sample of depressed adolescent participants with vs. without a r...

We describe a new method, based on indirect measures of implicit autobiographical memory, that allows evaluation of which of two contrasting autobiographical events (e.g., crimes) is true for a given individual. Participants were requested to classify sentences describing possible autobiographical events by pressing one of two response keys. Responses were faster when sentences related to truly...

The frequency and characteristics of involuntary autobiographical memories were compared in 25 stable dysphoric and 28 non-dysphoric participants, using a new laboratory-based task (Schlagman & Kvavilashvili, 2008). Participants detected infrequent target stimuli (vertical lines) in a simple vigilance task and recorded any involuntary autobiographical memories that came to mind, mostly in respo...

Memory is defined as being composed of several systems, each with its distinct neural basis. Of these systems the episodic-autobiographical one is considered to have evolved latest and to be most vulnerable to brain damage or stress conditions. Especially structures of the limbic and the prefrontal cortex are regarded as essential for an appropriate processing of autobiographical events. The im...

Theories of autobiographical memory emphasise effortful, generative search processes in memory retrieval. However recent research suggests that memories are often retrieved directly, without effortful search. We investigated whether direct and generative retrieval differed in the characteristics of memories recalled, or only in terms of retrieval latency. Participants recalled autobiographical ...

The characteristics of positive autobiographical memory narratives were examined in younger and older adults. Narratives were content-coded for the extent to which they contained indicators of affect, sensory imagery, and cognition. Affect was additionally assessed through self-report. Young adults expressed more positive affect and less sensory imagery in their memory narratives than did older...

This study investigated autobiographical memory characteristics in relation to age and community identity using Japanese visitors’ recollections of their experiences of the 2005 Aichi World Exposition in Japan, which they had attended 4 years past. A total of 82 visitors completed a 38-item Memory Characteristics Questionnaire (MCQ). Age was grouped in 2 levels—younger adult visitors (ages 18 t...

Memory is one of our fundamental mental functions, which allows us to revive the past in minds. When memory mentioned, we usually want refer a particular kind memory, autobiographical memory. Access these memories can be altered by various affective disorders, especially depression. Regarding techniques, this study aims focus on storytelling contribute resilience children using social robot app...

With a growing public interest in the social health of older adults, studies focusing on networks and interpersonal relationships adults are needed. The present study was conducted to develop structured interview evaluate schema based Self-Defining Memory adults. First, word cues that often report events were confirmed. Next, indices scoring rules prepared, including Relationship frequency (RF)...