Handbook of Episodic Memory

Ekrem Dere is full professor for the Pathophysiology of Cerebral Aging at the Pierre et Marie Curie University in Paris, France. His former team at the University in D sseldorf, Germany, has provided the first behavioral evidence demonstrating that gap junctions in the brain play an important role in various behavioral processes.

Episodic memory is the name of the kind of memory that records personal experiences instead of the mere remembering of impersonal facts and rules. This type of memory is extremely sensitive to ageing and disease so an understanding of the mechanisms of episodic memory might lead to the development of therapies suited to improve memory in some patient populations. Episodic memory is unique in that it includes an aspect of self-awareness and helps us to remember who we are in terms of what we did and what we have been passed through and what we should do in the future.

Section A: Theories and concepts of episodic memory1. What is episodic memory?Baddeley, A. Human episodic memory.Suddendorf, T.* Mental time travel. Easton, A. & Eacott, M.* The role of context in episodic memory recall: replacing ?when? with ?which?. Nadel, L. & Ryan, L.* Time, space and episodic memory. 2. The special features of human episodic memoryConway, M.A.* The self-memory system and episodic memory. Davidson, P.S.R. Flashbulb memory: a special instance of episodic memory? Allen, P.A. Emotion and episodic memory. Atance, C.M.* Developmental aspects of episodic future thinking. 3. Is there an episodic-like memory in animals?Clayton, N.S. Episodic-like memory in scrub jays. Zentall, T.R.* Prospective and retrospective memory in pigeons. Crystal, J.D. Discrimination of what, when, and where in rats. Dere, E. & Zlomuzica, A.* One-trial memory for what, where and when in rats and mice. Hampton, R.R. Metacognition, conciousness and episodic memory in primates.Schwartz, B.L. Episodic memory in primates. Section B: The neurobiology of episodic memory1. The role of the hippocampus and medial temporal lobeSquire, L.R. & Shrager, Y.* The role of the hippocampus and other medial tempoaral lobe structures in episodic memory. Aggleton, J.P.* The fornix and episodic memory: insights from animal research. Kesner, R.P. & Hunsaker, R.* The role of the rat hippocampus in the memory for the temporal order of odors, locations and objects. Eichenbaum, H.* The rat hippocampus and recollection of "what," "where," and "when".Rolls, E.T. The role of the primate presubiculum, subiculum and related areas for episodic-like memory.2. The neuroanatomy of episodic memoryMoscovitch, M.* Functional neuroanatomy of remote episodic memories. Fuster, J.M. Cortical dynamics of episodic memory. Buckner, R.L. The parietal lobe and episodic memory retrieval. Fujii, T.* The role of the thalamus in episodic memory. Markowitsch, H.J. & Brand, M.* The role of the prefrontal cortex in episodic memory. 3. The cellular, molecular and physiological correlates of episodic memoryMcNaughton, B.L. Hippocampal neuronal ensembles and episodic memory. Wood, E.Hippocampal neuronal ensembles and episodic memorySmith, D.M. Context-specific neuronal responses to places and events. Tonegawa, S. Hippocampal NMDA receptors and episodic memory. Good, M.* Hormonal influences on episodic memory in animals.Tsien, J.Z.* Real-time encoding of episodic information in the mouse hippocampus. 4. The effects of ageing and disease on episodic memorySchacter, D.L. Aging and episodic memory. Bäckman, L. Episodic memory and Alzheimer's disease. Graham, K.S.* Episodic memory impairment after both dementia and amnesia. Lepage, M.* Episodic memory and Huntington's disease. Borchelt, D.R. Transgenic mouse models of Alzheimer's disease and episodic-like memory.