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SUMMARY:Learning about the big picture: Flexibility in Infant Memory - Dr 
 Jane Herbert\, The Department of Psychology\, The University of Sheffield
DTSTART:20070130T130000Z
DTEND:20070130T140000Z
UID:TALK6360@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Dr Rosie Ensor
DESCRIPTION:At birth\, infant memory appears to be limited to recognising 
 familiar stimuli\, such as the mother’s face\, or voices and readings ex
 perienced during the last\nweeks of pregnancy. By 24-months of age\, infan
 ts can recall a novel sequence of actions\, performed by an unfamiliar per
 son with a novel set of stimuli\, for up\nto 3 months.  Recent research ha
 s focused on mapping the parameters that account for the huge age-related 
 changes in memory that are occurring over the\nfirst two years of life. On
 e of the most striking features of early infant memory is its specificity:
  memory fails unless the conditions present at\nretrieval are virtually id
 entical to the conditions that were present at encoding. Developing more f
 lexible memory retrieval is an important step in enabling prior experience
 s to guide behaviour in new situations. When do infants begin to exhibit f
 lexible memory retrieval and are there any cues which can facilitate this 
 skill? In this talk I will discuss the role that contextual\ndetails and v
 erbal information can play in creating flexible memory representations in 
 6- to 24-month-old infants. \n
LOCATION:Room 606\, Centre for Family Research
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