Memory perspectives

Perspectives on Transactional Memory

We examine the role of transactional memory from two perspectives: that of a programming language with atomic actions and that of implementations of the language. We argue that it is difficult to formulate a clean, separate, and generally useful definition of transactional memory. In both programming-language semantics and implementations, the treatment of atomic actions benefits from being com...

Perspectives in Memory Research

Memory: Old questions, new perspectives

Studies with targeted mouse mutants are helping to clarify our understanding of cellular mechanisms that underlie memory. Now this approach is also providing tools for resolving controversies about cognitive processes in memory that have perplexed behavioral scientists for many years.

Empirical Perspectives on Memory and Motivation

This chapter is concerned with empirical research on memory and motivation within the realm of educational communication and technology. A variety of research methods and methodologies are described, with emphasis on the accessibility of theoretical constructs such as memory and motivation and the validity and reliability of assessments. The abundance of issues surrounding the topics of memory ...

Perspectives on Episodic-Like and Episodic Memory

Episodic memory refers to the conscious recollection of a personal experience that contains information on what has happened and also where and when it happened. Recollection from episodic memory also implies a kind of first-person subjectivity that has been termed autonoetic consciousness. Episodic memory is extremely sensitive to cerebral aging and neurodegenerative diseases. In Alzheimer's d...