Learning to remember: The early ontogeny of episodic memory

Mullally, Sinéad L.; Maguire, Eleanor A.

doi:10.1016/j.dcn.2013.12.006

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“…Although it was once believed that infants could not develop or possess explicit memories because they did not possess the necessary representational capacity (Piaget, 1952), researchers now recognize that infants are able to remember events and complete tasks believed to tap explicit memory capacities (reviewed in Mullally & Maguire, 2014). According to Nelson (1995), although a form of "preexplicit" memory that supports recognition memory is evident during the first months of life, the capacity for explicit memory develops between 8 and 12 months.…”

Section: Dichotomous Memory Systemsmentioning

confidence: 96%

Infant capacities related to building internal working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review

Sherman

Rice

Cassidy

2015

Developmental Review

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A B S T R A C TAccording to attachment theory (e.g., Bowlby, 1969Bowlby, /1982Bowlby, , 1973Bowlby, , 1980, infants develop cognitive models (termed internal working models, IWMs) of their attachment figures during the first year of life. Bowlby proposed his initial thinking about IWMs as more of an outline than a fully defined concept (Bretherton & Munholland, 2008). As such, considerable subsequent theoretical and empirical works have aimed to increase understanding of how IWMs operate (e.g., Bretherton & Munholland, 2008;Main, Kaplan, & Cassidy, 1985). To date, however, relatively little research has explored infant cognition with respect to the development of the IWM. In this review, we summarize the IWM concept as it applies to caregiver-specific attachment representations in infancy, review research examining cognitive capacities relevant to building these caregiver-specific representations, and provide directions for future research. We bridge social and cognitive developmental literatures and suggest ways in which researchers can continue to examine these representations. Both attachment researchers and social cognitive researchers can learn from each others' theoretical models and methodologies to understand development at the intersection of social, emotional, and cognitive development in infancy.

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Section: Dichotomous Memory Systemsmentioning

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Infant capacities related to building internal working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review

Sherman

Rice

Cassidy

2015

Developmental Review

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“…For example, complex associative processes that are deemed ''declarative'' and take place in early infancy are performed in spite of not yet having an integrated functional hippocampus (Mullally and Maguire, 2014). A potential example is ''Fast Mapping,'' the process that permits toddler's rapid acquisition of words following a single exposure (Carey and Bartlet, 1978).…”

Section: The Months and Years Thereaftermentioning

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The Consolidation and Transformation of Memory

Dudai

Karni

Born

2015

Neuron

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Memory consolidation refers to the transformation over time of experience-dependent internal representations and their neurobiological underpinnings. The process is assumed to be embodied in synaptic and cellular modifications at brain circuits in which the memory is initially encoded and to proceed by recurrent reactivations, both during wakefulness and during sleep, culminating in the distribution of information to additional locales and integration of new information into existing knowledge. We present snapshots of our current knowledge and gaps in knowledge concerning the progress of consolidation over time and the cognitive architecture that supports it and shapes our long-term memories.

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“…For this reason, the infant memory has been distinguished to declarative or explicit memory and nondeclarative or implicit memory. However, in recent years this distinction such as explicit/implicit are no longer accepted especially in relation to hippocampal function as new theories have been emerged (reviewed in Mullally and Maguire, 2014). Furthermore, there are findings that even very young infants have a more adept and flexible memory system than was previously thought and neurobiological data derived from non-humans provide support to the new hypotheses about hippocampal development that would facilitate to interpret infant memory data from humans.…”

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Adverse Outcome Pathway on binding of agonists to ionotropic glutamate receptors in adult brain leading to excitotoxicity that mediates neuronal cell death, contributing to learning and memory impairment

Sachana

Munn

Bal‐Price

2016

OECD Series on Adverse Outcome Pathways

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Learning to remember: The early ontogeny of episodic memory

Abstract: HighlightsWe review literature on the ontogeny of episodic memory in the first postnatal year.We discuss several extant points of contention.One of which involves the status of hippocampal function.We highlight the potential usefulness of MRI in progressing points of debate.

Cited by 77 publications

References 147 publications

Infant capacities related to building internal working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review

Infant capacities related to building internal working models of attachment figures: A theoretical and empirical review

The Consolidation and Transformation of Memory

Adverse Outcome Pathway on binding of agonists to ionotropic glutamate receptors in adult brain leading to excitotoxicity that mediates neuronal cell death, contributing to learning and memory impairment

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