[SydPhil] MIRC Public Lecture: Francesco Fanti Rovetta

[Hoda Mostafavi]

Dear all,
The Macquarie Minds and Intelligences Research Centre invites you to our next public lecture.

  *   When: Tuesday 28th of October, 4pm.
  *   Where: The Australian Hearing Hub<https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/K88hCVARKgCk5z3zzsGfKuEyXfw?domain=hearinghub.edu.au> – Level 1 lecture theatre.


We are delighted to have Dr. Francesco Fanti Rovetta from Ruhr University Bochum present the following:
Varieties of self-to-memory dynamics in autobiographical memory: the case of depression
Autobiographical memory and the self are closely connected. Autobiographical memories provide the information needed to form and maintain a stable self-model (memory-to-self). The self, in turn, modulates the construction of autobiographical memories at retrieval (self-to-memory). Prior research has mainly focused on the memory-to-self direction of influence. However, self-to-memory dynamics are being increasingly investigated in both neurotypical and neurodivergent populations. In this talk, I will present a systematic approach to self-to-memory dynamics. First, I will introduce the Self-Memory System (SMS) framework and distinguish between long-term and situationally activated aspects of the self, as well as between representational and agentive aspects. Second, I will introduce four types of self-to-memory dynamics based on four dimensions of the self drawn from the ICD-11 (self-coherence, self-valence, self-knowledge, and self-control). Third, drawing on existing empirical studies, I will apply this framework to characterize self-to-memory dynamics in major depressive disorder. Lastly, I will discuss some theoretical and clinical implications of the framework.