scholarly journals Unraveling the role of retrieval deficits in autobiographical memory impairment in schizophrenia: A comparison of involuntary and voluntary autobiographical memories

2021 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
pp. 89-96
Author(s):  
Mélissa C. Allé ◽  
Fabrice Berna ◽  
Jean-Marie Danion ◽  
Dorthe Berntsen
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Autobiographical Memories

scholarly journals The Moderating Role of Emotion Regulation in the Recall of Negative Autobiographical Memories

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 7122
Author(s):  
Desirée Colombo ◽  
Silvia Serino ◽  
Carlos Suso-Ribera ◽  
Javier Fernández-Álvarez ◽  
Pietro Cipresso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cognitive Reappraisal ◽  
Emotional Intensity ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Emotional Involvement ◽  
Moderating Role ◽  
Over Time

When facing a negative event, people implement different strategies to regulate ongoing emotions. Although the previous literature has suggested that the emotional intensity of a negative episode is associated with the characteristics of the subsequent autobiographical memory, it is still unknown whether emotion regulation (ER) moderates this relationship. In the present study, we provided undergraduate students with a smartphone-based diary to report a negative episode immediately after its occurrence and rate the momentary use of two ER strategies: cognitive reappraisal and rumination. To explore autobiographical memory, two “surprise” recall tasks were performed one week and one month after the event. According to the results, cognitive reappraisal was linked with better memory performances, and a tendency to retrospectively underestimate the negativity of highly intense events was observed only in participants adopting high rates of this strategy. Conversely, intense rumination was found to be associated with less detailed memories of emotionally intense events, as well as with higher emotional involvement with negative episodes over time, regardless of their intensity. Together, our results support the maladaptive role of rumination and the adaptive influence of cognitive reappraisal on autobiographical memory.

scholarly journals Construction and Elaboration of Autobiographical Memories from Multiple Visual Perspectives

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Iriye ◽  
Peggy L. St. Jacques
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Temporal Lobe ◽  
Medial Temporal Lobe ◽  
Fundamental Aspect ◽  
Visual Perspective ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Functional Mechanisms ◽  
Posterior Midline

AbstractVisual perspective, recalling events from one’s own eyes or from an observer-like viewpoint, is a fundamental aspect of autobiographical memory (AM). Yet, how visual perspective influences the functional mechanisms supporting retrieval is unclear. Here, we used a multivariate neuroimaging analysis to characterize the spatiotemporal dynamics supporting AM retrieval from multiple visual perspectives. Both own eyes and observer perspectives engaged an AM retrieval network (i.e., hippocampus, anterior and posterior midline, lateral frontal and posterior cortices) that peaked during later retrieval periods but was recruited less strongly for observer perspectives. Functional connectivity analyses with an anterior hippocampal seed revealed that visual perspective also altered interactions among neural regions and their timing during retrieval. There was stronger hippocampal connectivity with a posterior medial network during the initial construction of AMs from observer perspectives and stronger connectivity with a medial temporal lobe network during later retrieval periods from own eyes perspectives, suggesting that visual perspective directs how neocortical systems guide retrieval. Our findings demonstrate that visual perspective influences AM retrieval by altering hippocampal-neocortical interactions and subsequently the strength of neural recruitment in the AM retrieval network during later retrieval periods, thereby supporting the central role of visual perspective in shaping the personal past.

scholarly journals Reminiscence groupwork and autobiographical memory as part of meaningful activities

Groupwork ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-87
Author(s):  
Andrew P. Allen ◽  
Mary Lee Tully ◽  
Desmond O’Neill ◽  
Richard A.P. Roche
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Memory Recall ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
The Past ◽  
With Memory

The current paper describes a reminiscence group activity session held as part of meaningful activities engagement for older adults. Topics of reminiscence included both autobiographical memories and memories of broader historical events from the past. Participants included those with memory impairment and those without, and participants with healthy memory were helpful in prompting memories in participants with memory impairment. Semantic and episodic autobiographical memory were assessed at baseline and following the end of both group activities, using the Episodic Autobiographical Memory Interview (EAMI) and quality of life was assessed using the Quality of Life AD-scale (QOL-AD). The reminiscence intervention did not significantly affect autobiographical memory recall or quality of life. However, oral reminiscence was reported to have increased outside of the reminiscence sessions.

scholarly journals Finding a positive me: Affective and neural insights into the challenges of positive autobiographical memory reliving in borderline personality disorder

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte C van Schie ◽  
Chui-De Chiu ◽  
Serge Rombouts ◽  
Willem J. Heiser ◽  
Bernet M. Elzinga
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Lingual Gyrus ◽  
Neural Processes ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Autonoetic Consciousness ◽  
Positive Memories

Background:This study aimed to investigate whether people with BPD can benefit from reliving positive autobiographical memories in terms of mood and state self-esteem and elucidate the neural processes supporting optimal memory reliving. Particularly the role of vividness and brain areas involved in autonoetic consciousness were studied, as key factors involved in improving mood and state self-esteem by positive memory reliving. Methods:People with BPD (BPD, N = 25), Healthy Controls (HC, N = 33) and controls with Low Self-Esteem (LSE, N = 22) relived four neutral and four positive autobiographical memories in an MRI scanner. After reliving each memory mood and vividness was rated. State self-esteem was assessed before and after the Reliving Autobiographical Memories (RAM) task. Results:Overall, mood and state self-esteem were lower in BPD compared to HC and LSE, but improved significantly after positive memory reliving. Moreover, participants with BPD indicated that they relived their memories with less vividness than HC, regardless of valence. When reliving (vs reading) memories, participants with BPD showed increased precuneus and lingual gyrus activation compared to HC, which was inversely related to vividness. Discussion:People with BPD seem less immersed in reliving neutral and positive autobiographical memories with increased precuneus activation potentially indicating more distant autonoetic consciousness. Nevertheless, participants with BPD do benefit in mood and self-esteem from reliving positive memories. These findings underline the potential of positive autobiographical memory reliving and suggest that interventions may be further shaped to improvet mood and strengthen self-views in BPD.

scholarly journals Rethinking Function, Self, and Culture in “Difficult” Autobiographical Memories

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven D. Brown ◽  
Paula Reavey
Keyword(s):  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Adult Child ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Physical Injury ◽  
Conceptual Scheme ◽  
Autobiographical Narratives ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Action Orientation ◽  
Sociocultural Model

The sociocultural model of autobiographical memory focuses on the narrative or storied nature of autobiographical memories and the role of adult–child interactions in scaffolding these stories. Work in discursive psychology extends this interactional focus and demonstrates the action orientation of jointly constructed narratives. However, in this work, there is hitherto little differentiation made among types of autobiographical narratives. Memories of “difficult” or “painful” events, such as sexual violence, neglect, physical injury, and “traumatic” experiences, present particular challenges in terms of narrative organization, interaction, and agency. Speakers must demonstrate responsibility in how they recruit one another into such narratives. Where there is a power asymmetry, this can involve a collaborative “managed accessibility” for memories of particularly distressing details. This chapter provides a conceptual scheme for approaching “vital memories” of these sorts and discusses the importance of their temporal and affective organization within experience.

The Role of Attention in Episodic Memory Impairment During Nicotine Withdrawal

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul S. Merritt ◽  
Adam Cobb ◽  
Luke Moissinac ◽  
Corpus Christi ◽  
Elliot Hirshman
Keyword(s):  
Episodic Memory ◽  
Memory Impairment ◽  
Nicotine Withdrawal

Specificity and detail in autobiographical memory retrieval: A multi-site (re)investigation.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David John Hallford ◽  
Tom Joseph Barry ◽  
Eline Belmans ◽  
Filip Raes ◽  
Sam Dax ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Autobiographical Memory ◽  
Memory Retrieval ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Autobiographical Memories ◽  
Memory Specificity ◽  
Specific Event ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Cue Words

This investigation examined conflicting suggestions regarding the association between problems retrieving specific autobiographical memories and the tendency to retrieve the details of these memories. We also examined whether these tendencies are differentially related to depression symptoms. U.S., Belgian, Hong Kong and Japanese participants retrieved memories related to cue words. Responses were coded for if they referred to a specific event (i.e., an event lasting less than 24 hours) and their details (What? Where? Who?). Across sites, and in meta-analyses, the retrieval of more specific memories was associated with retrieval of more details. Memories that were specific included more detail than non-specific memories. Across sites, retrieval of more specific memories and more detail was associated with less severe depression symptoms. Episodic specificity and detailedness are related but separable constructs. Future investigations of autobiographical memory specificity, and methods for alleviating problematic specificity, should consider measures of episodic detailedness.

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