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Memory Evolution

Memory Evolution is a theoretical construct within cognitive evolution that identifies the adaptive development and functional transformation of memory systems across species as a product of selective pressures shaping information retention and recall mechanisms.

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12.3K

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481

Authors

246

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2017–2026

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164

The evolution of multiple memory systems.

David F. Sherry, Daniel L. Schacter · Psychological Review · 1987 · 855 citations

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Memory dynamics in the honeybee

Randolf Menzel · Journal of Comparative Physiology A · 1999 · 635 citations

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Adaptive memory: Survival processing enhances retention.

James S. Nairne, Sarah R. Thompson, Josefa N. S. Pandeirada · Journal of Experimental Psychology Learning Memory and Cognition · 2007 · 583 citations

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Human memory: An adaptive perspective.

Robert Milson · Psychological Review · 1989 · 493 citations

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The Hippocampal Complex of Food-Storing Birds

David F. Sherry, Anthony L. Vaccarino, Karen Buckenham et al. · Brain Behavior and Evolution · 2008 · 430 citations · Full text

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Authors

481

  1. FM
    Frédéric Mery

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    6 publications · 828 citations

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  2. JS
    James S. Nairne

    Purdue University West Lafayette, United States

    5 publications · 849 citations

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  3. TJ
    Tadeusz J. Kawecki

    University of Lausanne, Switzerland

    4 publications · 753 citations

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  4. JN
    Josefa N. S. Pandeirada

    University of Aveiro, Portugal

    4 publications · 837 citations

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  5. VV
    Vladimir V. Pravosudov

    University of Nevada, Reno, United States

    3 publications · 346 citations

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Institutions

246

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    815 citations

  2. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    3.1K citations

  3. University of Fribourg

    Fribourg, Switzerland

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.5K citations

  4. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    178 citations

  5. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    125 citations

  6. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    2K citations

  7. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    3 h-index

    11 publications

    491 citations

  8. University of Nevada, Reno

    Reno, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    346 citations

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  1. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 11 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Animal Behaviour

    8 publications · 413 citations

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  5. Psychological Review

    5 publications · 1.8K citations

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