Tell about yourself to improve your autobiographical memory: a study of Korsakoff's syndrome

Autobiographical memory refers to personal knowledge that encompasses both specific episodic and conceptual self-related information (Conway, 2005; Rubin, 2005). Autobiographical memory has been intimately linked with the self and identity, a link that can be illustrated with the model of Self Memory System (Conway, 2005). According to this model, autobiographical memory is fundamental to the formation and maintenance of identity in the present moment and to its continuity over time. The Self Memory System proposes that the conceptual self, a structure encompassing general factual and evaluative knowledge of one's identity, acts as a control process in the everyday regulation of autobiographical memory.

Source: Psychiatry Research - July 2, 2018 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Mohamad El Haj, Marie Charlotte Gandolphe, Ahmed A. Moustafa, Jean-Louis Nandrino Source Type: research