Externalising the autobiographical self: sharing personal memories online facilitated memory retention

Memory

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 772-776

  Wang, Qi ^a   Lee, Dasom ^a   Hou, Yubo ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Autobiographical self; internet; memory retention; personal memory; social media

Indexed keywords

EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84982279750     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2016.1221115     Document Type: Article

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