You may recall that, a while ago, Stephen Black (I think) told us of a challenge by the McLean Hospital Psychiatry Lab, which would give $1000 to anyone who could find an account of repressed memory, fictional or not, prior to the year 1800. The aim of the challenge was to prove that the whole idea of repressed memory was a recent cultural construct, not something that naturally occurs in the human brain. It turns out that the challenge has been met, though admittedly, not by very much. An example of repressed memory has been found from 1786.
Details are at Mind Hacks: http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2008/01/are_repressed_memori.html Happy New Year! Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
