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The Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the study of memory and cognition.It was established in 2012 and is published by the American Psychological Association (formerly published by Elsevier) on behalf of the Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, of which it is the official journal.
The journal was formerly titled the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory.In 1980, the editor of Human Learning and Memory, Richard M. Shiffrin, announced that he intended to "broaden the scope of the journal to include a more general set of topics in human cognition", and that the journal would be renamed Learning, Memory, and Cognition. [4]
Declarative memory can be further sub-divided into semantic memory, concerning principles and facts taken independent of context; and episodic memory, concerning information specific to a particular context, such as a time and place. Semantic memory allows the encoding of abstract knowledge about the world, such as "Paris is the capital of France".
The development of memory is a lifelong process that continues through adulthood. Development etymologically refers to a progressive unfolding. Memory development tends to focus on periods of infancy, toddlers, children, and adolescents, yet the developmental progression of memory in adults and older adults is also circumscribed under the umbrella of memory development.
Memory is a complex system that relies on interactions between many distinct parts of the brain. In order to fully understand memory, researchers must cumulate evidence from human, animal, and developmental research in order to make broad theories about how memory works. Intraspecies comparisons are key.
Memory improvement is the act of enhancing one's memory. Factors motivating research on improving memory include conditions such as amnesia , age-related memory loss , people’s desire to enhance their memory, and the search to determine factors that impact memory and cognition .
Memorization (British English: memorisation) is the process of committing something to memory. It is a mental process undertaken in order to store in memory for later recall visual, auditory, or tactical information. The scientific study of memory is part of cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and ...
The Journal of Memory and Language is a peer-reviewed interdisciplinary academic journal of cognitive science, which focuses primarily on the issues of memory and language comprehension. It has been published by Elsevier since 1985. The current editor-in-chief is Adrian Staub (University of Massachusetts).