TY - JOUR
T1 - Remembering all that and then some
T2 - Recollection of autobiographical memories after a 1-year delay
AU - Campbell, Jenna
AU - Nadel, Lynn
AU - Duke, Devin
AU - Ryan, Lee
N1 - Funding Information:
Address correspondence to: Jenna Campbell PhD, 1503 East University Boulevard, P.O. Box 210068, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA. E-mail: [email protected] This project was supported by the National Institutes on Neurologic Disorders and Stroke, RO1 NS044107 and the Arizona Alzheimer’s Research Center, Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratories, Arizona Dept. of Health Services, HB 2354. We acknowledge the considerable help of Cindy Woolverton, Christopher Adams, Rebecca Carlson, and Rachel Levey in transcribing and scoring the memories. We also acknowledge Dr Brian Levine at the Rotman Research Institute for the use of his adapted version of the Autobiographical Memory Interview.
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - We have previously shown that repeated retrievals of remote autobiographical memories over the course of one month led to an overall increase in reported detail (Nadel, Campbell, & Ryan, 2007). The current study examined the retrieval of those same memories 1 year later in order to determine whether the level of detail remained stable or whether the memories returned to their original state. Participants reported even more details than they had recalled at least 1 year earlier, including new details that were reported for the first time. This finding was consistent across both multiple and single retrieval conditions, suggesting that the critical factor leading to the increase in recall was the passage of time. These findings provide evidence for long-term effects of repeated retrieval on memory content.
AB - We have previously shown that repeated retrievals of remote autobiographical memories over the course of one month led to an overall increase in reported detail (Nadel, Campbell, & Ryan, 2007). The current study examined the retrieval of those same memories 1 year later in order to determine whether the level of detail remained stable or whether the memories returned to their original state. Participants reported even more details than they had recalled at least 1 year earlier, including new details that were reported for the first time. This finding was consistent across both multiple and single retrieval conditions, suggesting that the critical factor leading to the increase in recall was the passage of time. These findings provide evidence for long-term effects of repeated retrieval on memory content.
KW - Autobiographical memory
KW - Hypermnesia
KW - Long-term memory
KW - Memory consolidation
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U2 - 10.1080/09658211.2011.578073
DO - 10.1080/09658211.2011.578073
M3 - Article
C2 - 21678157
AN - SCOPUS:79959347440
SN - 0965-8211
VL - 19
SP - 406
EP - 415
JO - Memory
JF - Memory
IS - 4
ER -