The Handbook of Autobiographical Memory
From Basic to Applied Perspectives
- 1st Edition - September 24, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editors: Mohamad El Haj, Steve M.J. Janssen, Muireann Irish
- Language: English
The Handbook of Autobiographical Memory: From Basic to Applied Perspectives offers a comprehensive view on autobiographical memory from a multidisciplinary approach. The book e… Read more
Description
Description
A section on applications equips readers with essential information regarding the assessment and detection of autobiographical memory dysfunction in neurological and psychiatric populations. How such processes evolve over the lifespan, and how deviations from healthy memory function can be supported through novel rehabilitation practices are also covered.
Key features
Key features
- Offers a comprehensive overview of the cognitive and neural mechanisms underlying autobiographical memory
- Reviews current assessment approaches to autobiographical memory
- Analyzes autobiographical memory and its implications for clinical rehabilitation
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
2. Autobiographical memory development in context
3. Autobiographical representations at multiple time scales
4. The shape of autobiographical memory: factors influencing the encoding and retrieval of personal events across the life span
5. Transition Theory and the Living-in-History project: an overview and extensions
6. Self-defining memories in the self and psychological disorders: critical review and methodological recommendations
7. Contribution of past and future self-defining events to explore personal identity throughout adulthood
8. The life story: a frame for remembering past experiences
9. No memory, no story: autobiographical memory as foundational to the life story
10. Curating the self through music
11. When memory meets attention: multiple roles for attention in spontaneous retrieval of autobiographical memories
12. Unraveling autobiographical memory retrieval: processes and phenomenology
13. Emotional autobiographical memory
14. Individual differences in the experience of autobiographical memories
15. Collaborative construction of autobiographical memory
16. Socially entwined memories and their neuroanatomical basis
17. False memories, iatrogenesis, and social contagions
18. Autobiographical memory in the courtroom: the contribution of flashbulb memories studies
19. Neural substrates of autobiographical memory and future thinking
20. New directions in mental time travel research: Understanding the ways future thinking can be applied to real-world challenges
21. The cognitive neuroscience of episodic counterfactual thinking
22. Autobiographical memory in virtual reality: bridging ecological validity and experimental control
23. Overgeneral autobiographical memory and psychopathology: features, causes, and interventions
24. Emotional mechanisms underlying autobiographical recall in addictive behaviors
25. An adaptive perspective on autobiographical memory sparing and loss in later life: lessons from typical healthy aging and dementia
26. Medial temporal lobe amnesia
27. Autobiographical memory and self-awareness in neuropsychiatric conditions
28. Self in recent onset schizophrenia: clinical and theoretical considerations
29. Narrative identity and recovery in individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorder
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 24, 2026
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
MH
Mohamad El Haj
Mohamad El Haj is a full professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Nantes, France, and a clinical neuropsychologist at the Nantes University Hospital, France. His work bridges research and clinical practice, with a particular focus on autobiographical memory—its mechanisms, its vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases, and its role in shaping personal identity. He is also engaged in developing novel approaches to assess, support, and rehabilitate memory functions in clinical populations.
SJ
Steve M.J. Janssen
Steve M.J. Janssen is a professor of psychology at the University of Nottingham Malaysia, Malaysia. His research examines the lifespan distribution and functions of autobiographical memory. He has published widely in international journals and is committed to advancing cross-cultural perspectives in cognitive psychology.
MI
Muireann Irish
Muireann Irish is a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the University of Sydney, Australia, internationally recognized for her research into the neurocognitive architecture of memory, imagination, and future thinking. Her work examines the mechanisms underpinning autobiographical memory, how these processes evolve across the lifespan, and how they break down in neurodegenerative disorders. She is committed to translating experimental approaches into real-world applications, with a view to improving the quality of life for those affected by memory disorders.