The Evolutionary Road to Human Memory

Elisabeth A. (Betsy) Murray was raised with her three brothers in Syracuse, New York. She received a B.S. in Biology from Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Physiology from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Texas. Dr. Murray is an elected Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, of the American Psychological Association, and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She currently heads the Laboratory of Neuropsychology at the National Institute of Mental Health.Steven P. Wise received a B.A. in Biology from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. from Washington University (St. Louis) in Biology (Neural Science). After a brief period of postdoctoral study, he had a 30-year career in neurophysiology at the National Institute of Mental Health, where he headed the Laboratory of Neurophysiology.Mary K. L. Baldwin received a B.Sc. in Neuroscience and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Vanderbilt University. For the last six years, she has been working as a postdoctoral fellow and assistant project scientist at the Center for Neuroscience and Psychology Department at the University of California, Davis.Kim S. Graham received a B.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Edinburgh University, followed by a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in Psychology. She subsequently worked as a research scientist at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences for 12 years, prior to moving to Cardiff University in 2007, where she held the position of Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience. She was appointed Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Innovation, and Enterprise at Cardiff University in 2018.

• 1: A drive down memory lane 2: The humble heredity of humongous hemispheres 3: Beastly brains: To have and have not 4: Vertebrate voyages: Memories of maps 5: Mammalian memories: Battles in the brain 6: Primates of the past: Arboreal achievements 7: Anthropoid adaptations: Seeing scenes and signs 8: Anthropoid augmentations: To eat or be eaten 9: Human heritage: Specialization for generalization 10: The story of your life: Memories all your own Epilogue Glossary Index

Murray and colleagues here attempt to popularize a claim that specific traits of human memory can be traced to evolutionary forebears.