The capacity to search memory for events learned in a particular context stands as one of
the most remarkable feats of the human brain. How is memory search accomplished? First, I …

Contiguity is one of the major predictors of recall dynamics in human episodic memory. But
there are many competing theories of how the memory system gives rise to contiguity. Here …

The idea of one's memory" filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in
general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a" full …

The principles of recency and contiguity are two cornerstones of the theoretical and
empirical analysis of human memory. Recency has been alternatively explained by …

Human memory is imperfect; thus, periodic review is required for the long-term preservation
of knowledge and skills. However, students at every educational level are challenged by an …

A model of short-term memory and episodic memory is presented, with the core assumptions
that (a) people parse their continuous experience into episodic clusters and (b) items are …

The medial temporal lobe (MTL) has been studied extensively at all levels of analysis, yet its
function remains unclear. Theory regarding the cognitive function of the MTL has centered …

The temporal relations among word-list items exert a powerful influence on episodic memory
retrieval. Two experiments were conducted with younger and older adults in which the age …

We address four issues in response to Osth and Hurlstone's (2022) commentary on the
context retrieval and updating (CRU) theory of serial order (Logan, 2021). First, we clarify the …

Association and context constitute two of the central ideas in the history of episodic memory
research. Following a brief discussion of the history of these ideas, we review data that …