How do we construct memories? Remembering engages many different areas of the brain and relates closely to emotion. But what impacts on our memories of war? How do age, gender and context affect how we recall different events? This session presented some initial findings on people's memories that have been collected on the Wellcome Collection website since the 'War and Medicine' exhibition has been open. From the Remembering War Symposium at Wellcome Collection www.wellcomecollection.org

1. The Memory Database: Memories & War Martin A. Conway, Catriona Morrison, & Nolleen Conelly The Leeds Memory Group Institute of Psychological Sciences University of Leeds Email: M.A.Conway@Leeds.ac.uk

10. Distribution of AaE First Memories

12. Perspective by AaE

17. SDMs Reminiscence Bump

18. Memory Perspective by Gender Field Observer Female 44 56 Male 40 60

34. British War Memories WW2 33.3 Falklands 18.5 WWI 13.0 Vietnam 7.4 Iraq war (1st) 5.6 Afghanistan 5.6 northen Ireland 5.6 0ther 5.6

35. American War Memories WW2 27.3 Iraq war (2nd) 18.2

36. Gender Differences Male Female WW2 51.4 WW1 10.8 Iraq war (2nd) 8.1 Falklands 8.1 0ther 8.1 WW2 22.9 Falklands 14.6 Iraq war (1st) 10.4 Iraq war (2nd) 10.4 WW1 8.3

37. Characteristics of the memories WW2 Falklands WW1 Iraq War (2 nd ) Northern Ireland Other Age 63.14 46.88 55.17 33.80 37.75 52.25 Perspective 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 Vividness 4.50 3.50 3.67 4.80 4.00 4.75 Importance 3.86 3.38 3.83 4.40 3.50 4.25 Emotion 3.91 3.12 3.67 3.80 3.75 4.00 Eventage 14.77 17.50 20.83 29.20 11.00 12.75

45. The End Thank You