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Memory is seen as crucial for us as human beings, for our personality and our development, and the links to dysfunctional behavior are obvious. And this also means that influencing and changing memory processes is probably essential for therapy success. So memory is essential for us as human beings because it shapes our personality and our actions, it is the basis for learning and it is therefore logical to look at alterations in memory function to explain psychopathology. They drive what we do and how we feel, both contributing to adaptive healthy behavior and optimism but also resulting in sadness, fear and destructive behavior. As the quote used in the title of this editorial states: “Memories Warm You Up from the Inside. New information is always processed in the light of existing information networks, or, memories. In fact, philosopher John Locke believed that a continuity of consciousness and memory establishes the ‘self’ over time.Įarly experiences shape our brain including the way information is stored and the memories that follow from that. It is essential because it is such a big part of our sense of ‘self’. Why? Because memory is essential for us as human beings. We also share, as Eni already denotes above, a fascination for memory. We as guest editors of this special issue share many things such as being behavioral scientists and psychologists, living in the BeNeLux in Europe, and having a great sense of humor. How do emotion and information processing interact, and what if there is more than an “emotion” if there is an emotional disorder, a prolonged dysfunctional state? Professional Motivation Gordon Bower's theory on mood and memory ( 1981, 1987) was my scientific starting point (and I was very lucky to have him as a sparring partner, thank you Gordon), as it has been for many others. From the beginning I was interested in how memory might impact mental health and psychopathology. I find the idea fascinating that memory is our past, and as thus is stable and reliable, while actually memory is quite changeable, elusive even, and thus our past is changing all the time. Our memory is in a way our essence, defines and shapes us. Memory has been my (Eni Becker’s) first scientific interest (Becker et al., 1994), and it has kept its fascination for me. Personal Motivation: In Memoriam Gordon Bower |
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