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False Memory Syndrome Foundation
The False Memory Syndrome Foundation (FMSF) was a nonprofit organization founded in 1992 and dissolved in late 2019. The FMSF was created by Pamela and Peter Freyd, after their adult daughter Jennifer Freyd accused Peter Freyd of sexual abuse when she was a child. The FMSF described its purpose as the examination of the concept of false memory syndrome and recovered memory therapy and advocacy on behalf of individuals believed to be falsely accused of child sexual abuse with a focus on preventing future incidents, helping individuals and reconciling families affected by FMS, publicizing information about FMS, sponsoring research on it and discovering methods to distinguish true and false memories of abuse. This initial group was composed of academics and professionals and the organization sought out researchers in the fields of memory and clinical practice to form its advisory board. The goal of the FMSF expanded to become more than an advocacy organization, also attempting t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Freyd
Peter John Freyd (; born February 5, 1936) is an American mathematician, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, known for work in category theory and for founding the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. Mathematics Freyd obtained his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1960; his dissertation, on ''Functor Theory'', was written under the supervision of Norman Steenrod and David Buchsbaum. Freyd is best known for his adjoint functor theorem. He was the author of the foundational book ''Abelian Categories: An Introduction to the Theory of Functors'' (1964). This work culminates in a proof of the Freyd–Mitchell embedding theorem. In addition, Freyd's name is associated with the HOMFLYPT polynomial of knot theory, and he and Scedrov originated the concept of (mathematical) allegories. In 2012, he became a fellow of the American Mathematical Society. False Memory Syndrome Foundation Freyd and his wife Pamela founded the False Memory Syndrome Foundation in 1992, after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |