Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (SARMAC) is an international scholarly society founded in 1994. The purpose of the organization is to enhance collaboration and co-operation between basic and applied researchers in
memory
Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, ...
and
cognition
Cognition refers to "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses". It encompasses all aspects of intellectual functions and processes such as: perception, attention, thought, ...
.
The society publishes the ''Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition''. The current president of SARMAC is Christian A. Meissner of
University of Texas, El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American stude ...
. From 2008 to 2012, the president was
Maryanne Garry
Maryanne Connell-Covello Garry is a New Zealand educational psychology academic. As of mid-2018, she is a full professor at the University of Waikato. Garry is a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science.
Academic career
After a PhD ...
of
Victoria University of Wellington
Victoria University of Wellington ( mi, Te Herenga Waka) is a university in Wellington, New Zealand. It was established in 1897 by Act of Parliament, and was a constituent college of the University of New Zealand.
The university is well know ...
. The executive director is Kaz Mori of
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
The commonly known as TUAT is a Japanese national university headquartered in Fuchū, Tokyo. This university focuses on the study of agriculture and engineering.
The undergraduate organization of the university has two faculties, Agriculture and ...
. SARMAC has 216 regular and 95 faculty members.
[SARMAC News, January 2013, p.1.] At present SARMAC has officers and directors from Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America.
References
External links
Official website
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Organizations established in 1994
Cognitive science organizations
Psychological societies