Is the concept of a Memory System still valuable?

Thurs., Sept. 28, 8:30 - 10:30 am
Organizer: Brad Postle

Symposium Abstract

Charan Ranganath

University of California, Davis

Introduction

Dan Schacter

Harvard University

Historical and Conceptual Overview

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David Gaffan

University of Oxford

How can a brain lesion produce amnesia if the brain doesn't have a memory system?

Brad Postle

University of Wisconsin
Working memory is an emergent property, not a system

Paul Reber

Northwestern University

Implicit memory: a system, a collection, or a principle?

Barbara Knowlton

University of California, Los Angeles

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