The Fate of Early Memories divorces fact from fiction regarding the na ture, durability, and fallibility of memory. Beginning with a tour of the strengths and frailties of infant memory and the landmark achievem ents that lead to more mature functioning in early childhood, the book traces the emergence of autobiographical memory, the onset of a "cogn itive self," and the impact of both routine and unusual events on the durability of specific memories. The author considers the neurobiology of stress, the complex role of stress in storing and retrieving memor ies of traumatic and non-traumatic experiences, and the individual dif ferences that moderate the impact of stress on memory. What emerges is a dynamic, self-organizing, and unitary memory system, governed by a common set of laws across infancy, childhood, and adulthood, that is b est suited to retain the gist of our experiences.
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The Fate Of Early Memories is "must" reading for all students of psychology, researchers and professionals with an interest in childhood memory, and is so well written that the non-specialist general reader, as well as psychologists, attorneys and educators will find it invaluable, informative, thoughtful, insightful reading.
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