The older kids did much better — probably because, with more
developed episodic memories, they remembered the square lock and used that knowledge to project into a future in which only a square key would unlock the box.
Not exact matches
The model
developed by the three researchers Prof Markus Werning, Prof Sen Cheng (both Mercator Research Group «Structure of
Memory» at RUB) and Prof Thomas Suddendorf (University of Queensland) differs from other approaches with regard to one major aspect: it suggests a new relationship between mental time travel and episodic m
Memory» at RUB) and Prof Thomas Suddendorf (University of Queensland) differs from other approaches with regard to one major aspect: it suggests a new relationship between mental time travel and
episodic memorymemory.
Previous work had shown that around the age of 4, children start to
develop a strong
episodic memory.
Professor Sahakian says: «We need a way of treating the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, such as problems with
episodic memory, but slow progress is being made towards
developing a drug treatment.
In a study published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, a team of researchers led by Professor Barbara Sahakian from the Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge describe how they
developed and tested Wizard, an iPad game aimed at improving an individual's
episodic memory.
This is because it helps
develop «
episodic memories» which allow them connect their learning to work, thereby generating stimuli that facilitate better retention of information.