The Nature of Early Memory: An Adaptive Theory of the Genesis and Development of Memory

Howe Presents An Exegesis Of The Research And Theory Concerning The Emergence And Development Of Long-term Memory From Birth Through Adolescence. The Book Also Contains A Presentation Of Howe's Theory That Memory Is An Adaptive Mechanism That Guides The Development And Survival Of The Organism In A Changing Environment. The Significance And Earliest Signs Of Early Memory -- On The Importance Of Studying Early Memory -- Studying Memory In Nonverbal Human Organisms -- Neurobiological Development And The Beginnings Of Early Memory -- Infantile Amnesia, Autobiographical Memory, And The Remembering Self -- Infantile Amnesia In Human And Nonhuman Animals -- The Onset And Early Development Of Autobiographical Remembering -- Consciousness And Early Memory Development -- The Role Of Distinctiveness, Emotion, Stress, And Trauma In Memory Development -- Distinctiveness And Emotion In Early Memory Development -- Chronic Stress And Maltreatment In Early Memory Development -- Children's False Memory Illusions -- The Adaptive Nature Of Memory And Its Development -- Evolutionary And Adaptive Significance Of The Genesis And Early Development Of Memory. Mark L. Howe. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.