Emotional Memory - Science topic

The memory policies constitute an interesting scope of analysis when we are investigating individual and collective memory. Different government regimes, authoritarian or not (sometimes even in democracies), have for decades been reinforcing or even building memories aligned with their ideological goals. However, due to the panoply of approaches in the scope of social memory, which authors are essential in an investigation about the relationship between memory policies and individual and collective memory?

We are currently working on a meta-analysis concerning the role of sleep on the consolidation of emotional memory. To include as many samples as possible and to control for the potential impact of publication bias, we are looking for unpublished or not yet published data on sleep and its impact on the consolidation of emotional memories. Data could be relevant if the following criteria are fulfilled: 1) The study includes a pre-sleep learning phase in which neutral and emotional stimuli are presented individually. Subsequently the participants have a sleeping opportunity for the night or parts of the night, this could be in the lab or at home. There is an assessment of item memory or associative memory within 48 hours after the initial learning phase. Studies do not necessarily need to include a wake control group. 2) Studies should report an interaction effect comparing post-sleep memory performance for emotional and neutral stimuli. We are able to work with effect sizes (d or Hedge’s g) as well as raw data if you prefer to share your data with us in this form (of course for this use only). If you send us any unpublished effect sizes or data, it is up to you to decide if you want to be mentioned in the meta-analysis as the author or if you would like to remain anonymous. If you have any suitable data for us or if you are not sure whether your study fits into the meta-analysis, please do not hesitate to send an e-mail to sarah.schaefer@uni-saarland.de.

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We are looking at how music affects the brain more specifically musical memory. Is there any work relating to music therapists and neuropsychologists?

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I am interested in attentional factors during the processing of an impactful flashbulb memory

How can trauma affect the distortion of a memory? 

Any studies on brain activity?

Memory distortion

Eyewitness evidence 

Suppose you can vividly remember every single detail surrounding a dramatic PERSONAL event: where you were, who you were with, what you were doing, who told you, how you felt, what happened afterwards, etc. Is that only an autobiographical episodic memory, or is it also a flashbulb memory, even though it refers to a PESONAL event and not one of historical importance?

Is anyone aware of any journal articles or books that focus on the idea: that a memory of a phobia inducing event could be omitted for years, and when remembered, is potentially a false memory, and really a dream? 

It's such a specific area, having a bit of trouble finding anything.. so any help would be appreciated!

What are your guys experience and memories about riverscape?

Hallo! I'm searching for the MCQ, evaluated by Johnson and colleagues (1988). Have you got any information on the use of the questionnaire in the field of autobiographical memories? Someone can help me to find a copy of the questionnaire? It would help me for assessing if and how narrative can change autobiographical memory retrieval. 

Did you ever noticed that your memories not only about people or events and certain acts. But it's related to a certain place, building, park, hallway,room, piece of furniture. If yes, do you have any examples?

REM has been implicated in emotional memory.

In 1987, Squier proposed a taxonomy of memory for the first time and upgrade it in 2004. furthermore in 2010, Michaelian modified it and proposed a new taxonomy for it. But Spatial memory is not considered in both of them.

I am specifically look for any methods for the retrieval of distressful memories from childhood and any explanations as to how a travesty of some sort can severely impact the mind in subtle ways. I wish to study the profound effects a forgotten/repressed memory can have upon the actions of an individual, without the person having any conscious awareness as to the complexity and complete control it has during conscious "waking" states.