Memory for Action

"Zimmer and Cohen's lively volume provides an overview of current knowledge in the area, followed by chapters in which prominent researchers advocate their own views and comment on the views of others. The book does an excellent job of conveying the interest and excitement of research on this important topic."--Fergus Craik, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto"Memory for Action brings together the major researchers, findings, and ideas from an increasingly important area of memory research. A well-organized and highly informative volume that should interest all students of memory."-- Daniel L. Schacter, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Harvard University"Zimmer and Cohen's lively volume provides an overview of current knowledge in the area, followed by chapters in which prominent researchers advocate their own views and comment on the views of others. The book does an excellent job of conveying the interest and excitement of research on this important topic."--Fergus Craik, Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto"Memory for Action brings together the major researchers, findings, and ideas from an increasingly important area of memory research. A well-organized and highly informative volume that should interest all students of memory."-- Daniel L. Schacter, Professor and Chair of Psychology, Harvard University

• 1: Hubert D. Zimmer and Ronald Cohen: Remembering Actions: A Specific Type of Memory? 2: Melissa J. Guynn, Mark A. Daniel, and Gilles O. Einstein: Remembering to Perform Actions: A Different Type of Memory? 3: Johannes Engelkamp: Action Memory: A System-oriented Approach 4: Reza Kormi-Nouri and Lars-Gran Nilsson: The Motor Component is not Crucial! 5: Mary Ann Foley and Hilary Horn Ratner: The Role of Action-Based Structures in Activity Memory 6: Comment: What is the Meaning of a Memory-Systems Approach? Lars-Gran Nilsson and Reza Kormi-Nouri 7: Kormi-Nouri and Nilsson Johannes Engelkamp: Comment: What Does it Mean that the Motor Component is Not Crucial? Comments on 8: Hubert D. Zimmer: Why Do Actions Speak Louder than Words: Action Memory as a Variant of Encoding Manipulations or the Result of a Specific Memory System?