Individual and Collective Memory Consolidation
Anastasio, Thomas J. / Ehrenberger, Kristen Ann / Watson, Patrick
An argument that individuals and collectives form memories by analogous processes and a case study of collective retrograde amnesia.We form individual memories by a process known as consolidation: the conversion of immediate and fleeting bits of information into a stable and accessible representation of facts and events. These memories provide a version of the past that helps us navigate the present and is critical to individual identity. In t...
