Memory Distortions across the Lifespan: Theoretical and Empirical Issues

Join us for a workshop on aging and memory, organized by Sara Aronowitz (University of Toronto) and Jay Richardson (Université Grenoble-Alpes).

The study of memory distortions and confabulation has been a central driver of progress in understanding the functioning of human memory. The prevalence and etiology of these errors seem to have a characteristic developmental trajectory along with somewhat predictable breakdown patterns in ageing. How does the study of mnemic error across the lifespan inform the prevalent taxonomies of memory systems? Might it lead to insights into the nature of successful remembering? What might be the theoretical consequences, if any, of comparing the development and decline of accuracy and precision in memory? When it comes to philosophical theorizing, the function of memory is usually studied in abstraction from differences across the lifespan. But age-related differences in memory raise important questions about what a success or failure of memory means. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together researchers from empirical and theoretical fields to start to ask these questions. 

Speakers

• Donna Rose Addis (Toronto)
• Bailey Agard (Toronto)
• Sara Aronowitz (Toronto)
• Bryan Hong (Toronto)
• Johannes Mahr (York)
• Ryan Panela (Toronto)
• Denis Perrin (Grenoble-Alpes)
• Jay Richardson (Grenoble-Alpes)

Schedule

9:20-9:30 AM

Welcome

9:30-10:30 AM

Donna Rose Addis

10:30-11:00 AM

Ryan Panela

11:00-11:30 AM

Coffee break

11:30 AM-12:30 PM

Denis Perrin

12:30-1:30 PM

Lunch (catered)

1:30-2:30 PM

Johannes Mahr

2:30-3:00 PM

Bailey Agard

3:00-3:30 PM

Jay Richardson

3:30-4:00 PM

Coffee Break

4:00-4:30 PM

Bryan Hong

4:30-5:30 PM

Sara Aronowitz