Memory systems of 1999
Abstract
D. L. Schacter and E. Tulving (1994) argued for distinctions among 5 major memory systems: working memory, semantic memory, episodic memory, the perceptual representation system (PRS), and procedural memory. This chapter considers whether and in what way recent neuroimaging research has enhanced or changed the understanding of each of the 5 major systems that had been identified on cognitive and neuropsychological grounds by Schacter and Tulving. The logic and criteria introduced by Schacter and Tulving for identifying memory systems are first reviewed briefly. The neuroimaging evidence that bears on an understanding of working memory, semantic memory, episodic memory, PRS, and procedural memory is then considered and commented on. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2012 APA, all rights reserved)