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Network theories of memory were formulated as early as the second decade of the nineteenth century by now-obscure German and perhaps French metaphysicians. Without access to primary sources, the provocative ideas of a French author, M. de Cardaillac, are quoted by way of William Hamilton’s Lectures on Metaphysics at the University of Edinburgh in 1836 and 1837.
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This paper was prepared with the support of Contract MDA903-90-C-0132 from the Army Research Institute to Lanny Fields.
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Verhave, T. Network Theories of Memory: Before Wundt and Herbart. Psychol Rec 43, 547–552 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395898
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