An introduction to the special issue on autobiographical memory

Abstract

This article serves as an introduction to this volume's Nordic Psychology Special Issue on autobiographical memory. We were given the opportunity to present examples from the ‘growth layer’ from the Center on Autobiographical Memory Research (CON AMORE), located at Aarhus University. This is displayed by the fact that all six articles in the present volume have PhD students as first authors. Although quite different issues are covered, the articles as a whole do not provide an exhaustive review on autobiographical memory research. Rather, the contributions are constrained by the topics that each PhD students is working on. Especially two themes, that recently both have received a lot of interest in the field, are prominent across the contributions: Cultural Life Scripts, and Mental Time Travel. Before introducing each article, a brief general outline on autobiographical memory and how the field has developed so far is offered.