Download or read book The Basis of Memory (PLE: Memory) written by W.R. Bousfield and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1928 this short essay looks two rival theories of the time, both hypothetical, and explores which one ‘better fits the facts’. Whether memory depends on "enduring traces" in brain structure (to use the language of Professor Semon), or whether it depends on records in "psychical structure" (to use the language of Professor McDougall). Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.