School of Advanced Study Emotion, Memory & the Mind Chair: Mattia Gallotti (Research Fellow in Philosophy; Project Manager, The Human Mind Project, School of Advanced Study, University of London) Autobiographical Memory and the Self Catherine Loveday (Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Westminster) Autobiographical memory plays a profound part in our sense of self, the way we view our future and the relationships we have with others. In this talk I will use empirical evidence to demonstrate how memories are distributed across our lifespan and the crucial role they play in shaping our sense of self. I will also use clinical case studies to show what happens when memory becomes disrupted, with a particular focus on CR, a woman who sustained significant brain damage as a 6 result of encephalitis. The talk will conclude with a discussion about our potentially unique capacity for mental time travel and the psychological relevance of our sense of past, present and future. The Human Mind Project in collaboration with University of Sussex Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science