Martin A. Conway

British memory studies psychologist (1952–2022) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Martin Anthony Conway[a] (18 August 1952 – 30 March 2022) was a British psychologist and psychoanalyst focusing on the study of autobiographical memory,[3][4] as well as the interactions between human memory and the law.[5] He served as head of the psychology department, City, University of London before his passing.

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Martin Conway
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Martin Anthony Conway

18 August 1952
Died30 March 2022(2022-03-30) (aged 69)
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Conway is known for his pioneering research in the study of autobiographical memory,[6][7] and has amassed over twelve thousand citations as listed on Scopus.[2] Two of his publications that have had the largest impact on the field are "Memory and the Self"[8] (2005) and "The Construction of Autobiographical Memories in the Self-Memory System"[9] (2005).[10]

Conway spoke at Monash University Malaysia in 2016.[11]

According to Chris Moulin, Daniel Schacter listed Conway's top scientific outputs as:[12] "Ten Things the Law and Others Should Know about Human Memory"[5] (2012), "A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Autobiographical Memory: On the Universality and Cultural Variation of the Reminiscence Bump"[13] (2005), "On the Very Long-Term Retention of Knowledge Acquired Through Formal Education: Twelve Years of Cognitive Psychology"[14] (1991), "Neurophysiological Correlates of Memory for Experienced and Imagined Events"[15] (2003), "The Formation of Flashbulb Memories"[16] (1994), Flashbulb Memories[17][18] (1994 & 1995), "The Remembering–Imagining System"[19] (2016), "The Structure of Autobiographical Memory"[20] (multiple), "Organization in Autobiographical Memory"[21] (1987, listed as 1993), "Memory and the Self"[8] (2005), and "The Construction of Autobiographical Memories in the Self-Memory System"[9] (2005).

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  1. Spelling of his middle name in sources varies between Antony and Anthony.[1][2]

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