Collective memory and the individual mind

Suparna Rajaram

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.014

Collective memory and the individual mind

Trends Cogn Sci. 2022 Dec;26(12):1056-1058. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.014. Epub 2022 Oct 19.

Author

Suparna Rajaram¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500, USA. Electronic address: suparna.rajaram@stonybrook.edu.

PMID: 36272938
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2022.09.014

Abstract

How does social transmission of information shape individual and collective memory? Taking a cognitive-experimental perspective, I propose three critical research themes to tackle in the next 25 years: the dynamic reciprocity of influence between the individual and the collective; changes in the individual and collective memory structures; and the impact of culture.

Keywords: collective memory; culture; dynamic reciprocity; education; individual mind; structure of memory.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cognitive Science*
Humans
Memory*