LAIRD S. CERMAK
Neuropsycholgy, Editor
Journal of INS, Symposia Editor
Director of Memory Disorders Research Center at Boston University
Director of psychology research at the Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center

PERSONAL
Born: June 24, 1942
Marital Status: Married, Wife - Sharon

Daughter - Kendra
Son - Michael
Daughter - Bethany
Daughter - Amanda
Professional License: Massachusetts # 3491

EDUCATION

• B.A. Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
• M.A. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
• Ph.D. Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio


POSITIONS HELD

• Research Director, Memory Disorders Research Center, Boston, Mass., 1989-present
• Career Research Scientist, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Boston, Mass., 1979-present
• Director, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Psychology Research, Boston, Mass., 1986-present
• Professor, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass, 1981-present
• Professor, Boston University, Sargent College, Boston, Mass., 1981-present
• Editor, Neuropsychology, 1996-present
• Research Assistant Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1963-1964
• Research Assistant Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1964-1965
• Research Fellow (NIH) Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1965-1966
• Visiting Instructor Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1966-1968
• Assistant Professor Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1968-1972
• Research Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Mass., 1970-1972
• Lecturer Northeastern University, Boston, Mass., 1970-1975
• Clinical Investigator Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Mass., 1972-1975
• Assistant Professor Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1972-1975
• Adjunct Professor Tufts University, Medford, Mass., 1972-1980
• Adjunct Professor Clark University, Worcester, Mass., 1973-1980
• Assistant Professor Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1974-1975
• Assistant Professor Boston University, Sargent College, Boston, Mass., 1975
• Research Psychologist Veterans Administration Hospital, Boston, Mass., 1975-1979
• Associate Professor Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass, 1975-1981
• Associate Professor Boston University, Sargent College, Boston, Mass., 1975-1981
• Director of Research Landmark School, Prides Crossing, Mass., 1975-1985
• Assistant Director Veterans Administration Medical Center, Psychology Research Boston, Mass., 1983-1986
• Chairman Research and Development Committee, Research Service Boston VA Medical Center, Boston, Mass., 1984-1985


MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• American Psychological Association
• American Psychological Society
• Eastern Psychological Association
• Psychonomic Society
• Academy of Aphasia
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• International Neuropsychology Society
• Memory Disorders Research Society
• International Neuropsychology Symposium


BOARD MEMBERSHIP

• Board of Governors International Neuropsychology Society, 1986-1989
• Merit Review Board (BMH) Department of Veterans Affairs Central Office, 1989-1991
• Board of Directors/President Memory Disorders Research Society, 1989-present
• Board of Directors Greater Boston Council on Alcoholism, 1991-present
• Scientific Advisory Board Alzheimer's Association, 1993-present


HONORS

• American Psychological Association Fellow (Divisions 1, 3, 6 and 40)
• American Psychological Society Fellow
• Fulbright Scholar - Israel, 1992
• Associate Editor, Neuropsychology, 1993-1995.


PUBLICATIONS
Articles
Articles from 1967-85

• Cermak, L.S. CS intensity as a function of the experimental design. Psychonomic Science, 1967, 8, 151-152.
• Wickens, D.D. and Cermak, L.S. Transfer effects of synonyms and antonyms in mixed and unmixed lists. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 1967, 6, 383-389.
• Cermak, L.S. and Wickens, D.D. Interstimulus interval and CS duration effects in differential conditioning. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1969, 79, 233-235.
• Cermak, L.S. Repetition and encoding in short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1969, 82, 321-326.
• Cermak, L.S. Decay of interference as a function of the intertrial interval in short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1970, 84, 499-501.
• Cermak, L.S. Proactive facilitation in short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1970, 85, 305-310.
• Cermak, L.S., Butters, N. and Goodglass, H. The extent of memory loss in Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1971, 9, 307-315.
• Cermak, L.S. and Levine, R. Encoding as a function of the presentation-rehearsal interval in short-term memory. Psychonomic Science, 1971, 23, 423-424.
• Cermak, L.S., Sagotsky, G. and Moshier, C. The development of the ability to encode within evaluative dimensions. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1972, 13, 210-219.
• Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. The role of interference and encoding in the short-term memory deficits of Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1972, 10, 89-96.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Some analyses of the alcoholic Korsakoff patient's memory disorder. In Proceedings of the Workshop on Alcoholic Blackout. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Rockville, Maryland, 1972.
• Cermak, L.S. and Sampson, J. The decay of acoustic proactive facilitation. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972, 96, 237-238.
• Cermak, L.S. Rehearsal strategy as a function of recall expectation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1972, 24, 378-385.
• Cermak, L.S., Butters, N. and Gerrein, J. The extent of the verbal encoding ability of Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1973, 11, 85-94.
• Samuels, I., Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Visual memory in normal subjects: Effects of visual field, serial position and exposure duration. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1973, 36, 115-121.
• Cermak, L.S. Reply to "Does the Wickens STM technique tap encoding in young children?" Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 1973, 15, 362-364.
• Cermak, L.S., Lewis, R., Butters, N. and Goodglass, H. Role of verbal mediation in performance of motor tasks by Korsakoff patients. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1973, 37, 259-262.
• Butters, N., Lewis, R., Cermak, L.S. and Goodglass, H. Material- specific memory deficits in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1973, 11, 291-300.
• Weinberger, E. and Cermak, L.S. Short-term retention in acute and chronic paranoid schizophrenics. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973, 82, 220-225.
• Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. Information processing deficits of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1973, 34, 1110-1132.
• Cermak, L.S. Recall of antonyms from short-term memory. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 1974, 102, 740-742.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. The role of cognitive factors in the memory disorders of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Annals of the New York Academy of Science, 1974, 233, 61-75.
• Cermak, L.S., Butters, N. and Moreines, J. Some analyses of the verbal encoding deficit of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Language, 1974, 1, 141-150.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Some comments on Warrington and Baddeley's reports of normal short-term memory in amnesic patients. Neuropsychologia, 1974, 12, 283-285.
• Zinober, J.W., Cermak, L.S., Cermak, S.A. and Dickerson, D.J. A developmental study of categorical organization in short-term memory. Developmental Psychology, 1975, 11, 398-399.
• Cermak, L.S. and Uhly, B. Short-term motor memory in Korsakoff patients. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 1975, 40, 275-281.
• DeLuca, D., Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. An analysis of Korsakoff patients' recall following varying types of distractor activity. Neuropsychologia, 1975, 13, 271-280.
• Cermak, L.S. Imagery as an aid to retrieval for Korsakoff patients. Cortex, 1975, 11, 163-169.
• Cermak, L.S. and Moreines, J. Verbal retention deficits in aphasic and amnesic patients. Brain and Language, 1976, 3, 16-27.
• Cermak, L.S. and Ryback, R. Recovery of verbal short-term memory in alcoholic patients. Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1976, 37, 46-52.
• Cermak, L.S. The encoding capacity of a patient with amnesia due to encephalitis. Neuropsychologia, 1976, 14, 311-326.
• Cermak, L.S. and Youtz, C. Retention of phonemic and semantic features of words. Memory and Cognition, 1976, 4, 172-175.
• DeLuca, D., Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. The differential effects of semantic, acoustic and nonverbal distraction of Korsakoff patients' verbal retention performance. International Journal of Neurosciences, 1976, 6, 279-284.
• Cermak, L.S., Naus, M.J. and Reale, L. Rehearsal and organizational strategies of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Language, 1976, 3, 375-385.
• Butters, N., Tarlow, S., Cermak, L.S. and Sax, D.A. A comparison of the information processing deficits of patients with Huntington's Chorea and Korsakoff's syndrome. Cortex, 1976, 12, 134-144.
• Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. The role of language in the memory disorders of brain damaged patients. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1976, 280, 857-867.
• Butters, N., Cermak, L.S. and Adinolfi, A. Some comparisons of the memory and visuoperceptive deficits of chronic alcoholics and patients with Korsakoff's disease. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1977, 1, 73-80.
• Cermak, L.S., Reale, L. and DeLuca, D. Korsakoff patients' nonverbal vs. verbal memory: Effects of interference and mediation on rate of information loss. Neuropsychologia, 1977, 15, 303-310.
• Naus, M.J., Cermak, L.S. and DeLuca, D. Retrieval processes in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1977, 15, 737-742.
• Cermak, L.S. and Reale, L. Depth of processing and retention of words by alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Learning and Memory, 1978, 4, 165-174.
• Cermak, L.S., Reale, L. and Baker, E. Alcoholic Korsakoff patients' retrieval from semantic memory. Brain and Language, 1978, 5, 215-226.
• Cermak, L.S. and Tarlow, S. Aphasic and amnesic patients' verbal vs. nonverbal retentive abilities. Cortex, 1978, 14, 32-40.
• Cermak, S.A., Cermak, L.S., Drake, C. and Kenney, R. Lateralized effect of concurrent manual activity in dichotic listening in boys with learning disabilities. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1978, 32, 493-499.
• Cermak, L.S. The power of positive memory. Contemporary Psychology, 1978, 23, 932-933.
• Schwartz, R., Shipkin, D. and Cermak, L.S. Verbal and nonverbal memory abilities of adult hemiplegics. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1979, 33, 79-83.
• Cermak, L.S., Goldberg, J., Cermak, S.A. and Drake, C. The short-term memory ability of children with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1980, 13, 20-24.
• Cermak, L.S. Improving retention in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Journal of Studies in Alcohol, 1980, 41, 159-169.
• Cermak, L.S., Uhly, B. and Reale, L. Encoding specificity in the alcoholic Korsakoff patient. Brain and Language, 1980, 11, 119-127.
• Cermak, L.S., Goldberg-Warter, J., DeLuca, D., Cermak, S.A. and Drake, C. The role of interference in the verbal retention ability of learning disabled children. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1981, 14, 291-295.
• Cermak, L.S. and Peck, E. Continuum vs. premature aging theories of chronic alcoholism. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1982, 6, 89-95.
• Cermak, L.S. and Stiassny, D. Recall failure following successful generation and recognition of responses by alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Cognition, 1982, 1, 165-176.
• Cermak, L.S. Information processing deficits in children with learning disabilities. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1983, 16, 599-605.
• Cermak, L.S. and O'Connor, M. The anterograde and retrograde retrieval ability of a patient with amnesia due to encephalitis. Neuropsychologia, 1983, 21, 213-234.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Acute loss of remote memories in alcoholics with Korsakoff syndrome. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1983 (Abstract).
• Cermak, L.S. and Stiassny, D. Reconstructive retrieval deficits in Broca's aphasia. Brain and Language, 1984, 21, 95-104.
• Cermak, L.S., Talbot, N., Chandler, K. and Wolbarst, L.R. The perceptual priming phenomenon in amnesia. Neuropsychologia, 1985, 23, 615-622.
• Butters, N., Wolfe, J., Martone, M., Granholm, E. and Cermak, L.S. Memory disorders associated with Huntington's Disease: verbal recall, verbal recognition and procedural memory. Neuropsychologia, 1985, 23, 729-743.


Articles from 1986-94



• Freedman, M. and Cermak, L.S. Semantic encoding deficits in frontal lobe disease and amnesia. Brain and Cognition, 1986, 5, 108-114.
• Cermak, L.S., O'Connor, M. and Talbot, N. The biasing of alcoholic Korsakoff patients' semantic memory. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 1986, 8, 543-555.
• Cermak, L.S., Blackford, S.P., O'Connor, M., and Bleich, R.P. The implicit memory ability of a patient with amnesia due to encephalitis. Brain and Cognition, 1988, 7, 145-156.
• Cermak, L.S., Bleich, R. and Blackford, S. Deficits in the implicit retention of new associations by alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Cognition, 1988, 7, 312-323.
• Butters, N., Salmon, D., Cullum, C.M., Cairns, P., Tršster, A., Jacobs, D., Moss, M. and Cermak, L.S. Differentiation of amnesic and demented patients with the Wechsler Memory Scale -Revised. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1988, 2, 133-148.
• Beatty, W.W., MacInnes, W.D., Porphyris, H.S., Troster, A.I. and Cermak, L.S. Topographical memory following right temporal lobectomy. Brain and Cognition, 1988, 8, 67-76.
• Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. Information processing deficits in amnesia and dementia, Aphasiology, 1988, 2, 265-270.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M., Letourneau, L., Blackford, S., Weiss, S. and Numan, B. Verbal and nonverbal right hemisphere processing by chronic alcoholics. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1989, 13, 611-616.
• Jernigan, T.L., Schaffer, K., Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Brain morphology on MR images in Korsakoff's syndrome. Society for Neuroscience (Abstract), 1989.
• Verfaellie, M., Cermak, L.S., Blackford, S. and Weiss, S. Strategic and automatic priming of semantic memory in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Cognition, 1990, 13, 178-192.
• Jacobs, D., Troster, A.I., Butters, N., Salmon, D.P. and Cermak, L.S. Intrusion errors on the Visual Reproduction Test of the Wechsler Memory Scale and the Wechsler Memory Scale -Revised: An analysis of demented and amnesic patients. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 1990, 4, 177-191.
• Cermak, L.S. Cognitive-processing deficits in chronic alcohol abusers. Alcohol Health and Research World, 1990, 14, 130-136.
• DiTraglia, G.M., Press, D.S., Butters, N., Jernigan, T.L., Cermak, L.S., Velin, R.A., Irwin, M. and Schuckit, M. Assessment of olfactory deficits in detoxified alcoholics. Alcohol, 1991, 8, 109-115.
• Jernigan, T.L., Butters, N., DiTraglia, G., Schaefer, K., Smith, T., Irwin, M., Grant, I., Schuckit, M. and Cermak, L.S. Reduced cerebral grey matter observed in alcoholics using magnetic resonance imaging. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1991, 15, 418-427.
• Jernigan, T.L., Schaffer, K., Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychopharmacology, 1991, 4, 175-186.
• Delis, D.C., Mossman, P.J., Butters, N., Salmon, D.P., Cermak, L.S. and Kramer, J.H. Profiles of demented and amnesic patients on the California Verbal Learning Test. Implications for the assessment of memory disorders. Psychological Assessment: A Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1991, 3, 19-26.
• Verfaellie, M.H., Cermak, L.S, Letourneau, L. and Zufante, P. Repetition effects in a lexical decision task: The role of episodic memory in the performance of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1991, 29, 641-658.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M.H., Milberg, W., Letourneau, L. and Blackford, S. A further analysis of perceptual identification priming in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Neuropsychologia, 1991, 29, 725-736.
• O'Connor, M., Butters, N., Miliotis, P., Eslinger, P. and Cermak, L.S. The dissociation of anterograde and retrograde amnesia in a patient with herpes encephalitis. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 1992, 14, 159-178.
• Verfaellie, M., Milberg, W.P., Cermak, L.S. and Letourneau, L.L. Priming of spatial configurations in alcoholic Korsakoffs' amnesia. Brain and Cognition, 1992, 18, 34-45.
• Shapiro, L.P., McNamara, P., Zurif, E.B., Lanzoni, S. and Cermak, L.S. Working memory in sentence processing: Evidence from amnesia. Brain and Language, 1992, 42, 431-453.
• Shear, P.K., Butters, N., Jernigan, T.L., DiTraglia, G.M., Irwin, M., Schuckit, M.A. and Cermak, L.S. Olfactory loss in alcoholics: Correlations with cortical and subcortical MRI indices. Alcohol, 1992, 9, 247-255.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M., Sweeney, M. and Jacoby, L.L. Fluency versus conscious recollection in the word completion performance of amnesic patients. Brain and Cognition, 1992, 20, 367-377.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M., Letourneau, L. and Jacoby, L.L. Episodic effects on picture identification for alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Brain and Cognition, 1993, 22, 85-97.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M., Butler, T. and Jacoby, L.L. Attributions of familiarity in amnesia: Evidence from a fame judgment task. Neuropsychology, 1993, 7, 510-518.
• Cermak, L.S. Review of Neuropsychology of the Amnesia Syndrome. Neuropsychologia, 1994, 32, 512-513.
• Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. Acquisition of generic memory in amnesia. Cortex, 1994, 30, 293-303.

Articles from 1995-1999
 

• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M. and Chase, K.A. Implicit and explicit memory in amnesia: An analysis of data-driven and conceptually driven processes. Neuropsychology, 1995, 9, 281-290.
• McGlinchy-Berroth, R., Cermak, L.S., Carrillo, M.C., Armfield, S., Gabrieli, J.D.E. and Disterhoft, J.F. Impaired eyeblink conditioning in amnesic KorsakoffÕs patients and recovered alcoholics. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 1995, 19, 1127-1132.
• Cermak, L.S. Dissociable processing mechanisms in amnesia. Journal of the International Neuropsychology Society, 1995, 1, 424.
• Gabrieli, J.D.E., McGlinchy-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M.C., Gluck, M.A., Cermak, L.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. Intact delay-eyeblink classical conditioning in amnesia. Behavioral Neuroscience, 1995, 109, 819-827.
• Kixmiller, J.S., Verfaellie, M., Chase, K.A. and Cermak, L.S. Comparison of figural intrusion errors in three amnesic subgroups. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1995,1, 561-567.
• Cermak, L.S., Verfaellie, M., Lanzoni, S., Mather, M. and Chase, K.A. The spacing effect on the recall and recognition ability of amnesic patients. Neuropsychology, 1996, 10, 219-227.
• Cermak, L.S. Varieties of neglect. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1996, 2, 403.
• Cermak, L.S. A positive approach to viewing processing deficit theories of amnesia. Memory, 1997, 5, 89-98.
• Cermak, L.S., Mather, M. and Hill, R. Unconscious influences on amnesics' word stem completion. Neuropsychologia, 1997, 35, 605-610.
• Cermak, L.S., Hill, R. and Wong, B. Effects of spacing and repetition on amnesic patients' performance during perceptual identification , stem completion and category exemplar production. Neuropsychology, 1998, 65-77.
• Marks, A.R. and Cermak, L.S. Intact temporal memory in amnesic patients. Neuropsychologia, 1998, 36, 935-943.
• Bachna, K., Sieggreen, M.A., Cermak, L.S., Penk, W. and O'Connor, M. MMPI/MMPI-2: Comparisons of amnesic patients. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 1998, 13, 535-542.
• Cermak, L.S. and Wong, B. Amnesic patients' impaired category exemplar production priming. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society, 1998, 4(6), 576-583.


Books

• Cermak, L.S. Human Memory: Research and Theory. New York: Ronald Press, 1972.
• Cermak, L.S. Psychology of Learning: Research and Theory. New York: Ronald Press, 1975.
• Cermak, L.S. Improving Your Memory. New York: Norton, 1976. Paperback Edition, New York: McGraw Hill, 1977.
• Cermak, L.S. and Craik, F.I.M. (Eds.) Levels of Processing in Human Memory. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1979.
• Poon, L.S., Fozard, J.L., Cermak, L.S., Arenberg, D. and Thompson, L.W. (Eds.) New Directions in Memory and Aging: Proceedings of the George Talland Memorial Conference. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1979.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Alcoholic Korsakoff's Syndrome: An Information Processing Approach to Amnesia. New York: Academic Press, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. (Ed.) Human Memory and Amnesia. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. (Ed.) Single Case Studies in Amnesia. Special Double Edition of Brain and Cognition. New York: Academic Press, 1988.
• Cermak, L.S. (Ed.) Neuropsychological Explorations of Memory and Cognition: A Tribute to Nelson Butters. New York: Plenum Press, 1994.

Chapters in Books
 

• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Some analyses of amnesic syndrome in brain-damaged patients. In Pribram, K. and Isaacson, R. (Eds.), The Hippocampus. New York: Plenum Press, 1975.
• Butters, N., Cermak, L.S., Jones, B. and Glosser, G. Some analyses of the information processing and sensory capacities of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. In Gross, M.G. (Ed.), Experimental Studies of Alcohol Intoxication and Withdrawal. New York: Plenum Press, 1975.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Neuropsychological studies of alcoholic Korsakoff patients. In Goldstein, G. (Ed.), Empirical Studies of Alcoholism. New York: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1976.
• Cermak, L.S. Amnesia caused by organic brain damage. In Wolman, B.B. (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Neurology, Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology, 1977.
• Cermak, L.S. The contribution of a "processing" deficit to alcoholic Korsakoff patients' memory disorder. In Birnbaum, I.M. and Parker, E.S. (Eds.), Alcohol and Human Memory. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1977.
• Cermak, L.S. The development and demise of verbal memory. In Caramazza, A. and Zurif, E.B. (Eds.), The Acquisition and Breakdown of Language: Parallels and Divergencies. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins Press, 1978.
• Cermak, L.S. Amnesic patients' level of processing. In Cermak, L.S. and Craik, F.I.M. (Eds.), Levels of Processing in Human Memory. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory as a processing continuum. In Poon, L.W., Fozard, J.L., Cermak, L.S., Arenberg, D. and Thompson, L.W. (Eds.), New Directions in Memory and Aging: Proceedings of the George Talland Memorial Conference. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. Comments on imagery as a therapeutic mnemonic. In Poon, L.W., Fozard, J.L., Cermak, L.S., Arenberg, D. and Thompson, L.W. (Eds.), New Directions in Memory and Aging: Proceedings of the George Talland Memorial Conference. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. The long and short of it in amnesia. In Cermak, L.S. (Ed.), Human Memory and Amnesia. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Future challenges. In Cermak, L.S. (Ed.), Human Memory and Amnesia. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. The episodic/semantic distinction in amnesia. In Squire, L.R. and Butters, N. (Eds.), The Neuropsychology of Memory. New York: The Guilford Press, 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. The effects of alcohol on the aging brain. In Gottheil, E., Druley, K.A., Skoloda, T.E. and Waxman, H.M. (Eds.), Alcoholism, Drug Addiction and Aging. Springfield, Illinois: Charles C. Thomas, 1985.
• Cermak, L.S. and O'Connor, M. Mnemonic retraining of organic memory disorders. In Denes, G., Semenza C., Bisiacchi, P. and Andreewsky, E. (Eds.), Perspectives in Cognitive Neuropsychology. Hillsdale, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum associates, 1986.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. A case study of the forgetting of autobiographical knowledge: Implications for the study of retrograde amnesia. In Rubin, D.(Ed.), Autobiographical Memory. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986.
• Cermak, L.S. Amnesia as a processing deficit. In Goldstein, G. and Tarter, R.E. (Eds.). Advances in Clinical Neuropsychology, Vol. 3. New York: Plenum Publishing Corporation, 1986.
• O'Connor, M. and Cermak, L.S. Rehabilitation of organic memory disorders. In Meier, M., Diller, L. and Benton, H. (Eds.), Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. New York: Churchill Livingstone, 1987.
• Cermak, L.S. Models of memory loss in Korsakoff and alcoholic patients. In Parsons,ÊO., Butters, N. and Nathan, P. The Clinical Implications of Neuropsychological Deficits in Amnesia. New York: The Guilford Press, 1987.
• Richardson, J., Cermak, L.S., Blackford, S. and O'Connor, M. The efficacy of imagery mnemonics following brain damage. In McDaniel, M. and Pressley, M. (Eds.), Imaginal Mnemonic Processes. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1987.
• Cermak, L.S. and Miliotis, P. Information processing deficits in children with learning disabilities. In Swanson, H.L. (Ed.), Memory and Learning Disabilities: Advances in Learning and Behavioral Disabilities. Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1987.
• Cermak, L.S. Encoding and retrieval deficits of amnesic patients. In Perecman, E. (Ed.), Integrating Theory and Practice in Clinical Neuropsychology. New York, IRBN Press, 1988.
• Cermak, L.S. Synergistic ecphory and the amnesic patient. In Roediger, H.L. and Craik, F.I.M. (Eds.), Festschrift for Endel Tulving. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1989.
• Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. Neuropsychological issues in amnesia. In Martinez, J.L. and Kesner, R.P. (Eds.), Learning and Memory: A Biological View. (Revised Edition). New York: Academic Press, 1991.
• Cermak, L.S. and Verfaellie, M. The role of fluency in the implicit and explicit task performance of amnesic patients. In Squire, L.R. and Butters, N. (Eds.), The Neuropsychology of Memory - Revised. New York: The Guilford Press, 1992.
• Cermak, L.S. Automatic vs. controlled processing and the implicit task performance of amnesic patients. In Graf, P. and Masson, M.E.J. (Eds.), Implicit Memory: New Directions in Cognition, Development and Neuropsychology. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1993.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory deficits in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. In Nixon, S.J. and Hunt, W.A. (Eds.), Alcohol-Induced Brain Damage. Washington, DC: Department of Health and Human Services, 1993.
• Jernigan, T. and Cermak, L.S. Structural basis of memory. In Kertesz, A. (Ed.), Localization and Neuroimaging in Neuropsychology. New York: Academic Press, 1994.
• Cermak, L.S. Processing deficits of amnesic patients: Nearly full cycle? In Cermak, L.S. (Ed.), Neuropsychological Explorations of Memory and Cognition: A Tribute to Nelson Butters. New York: Plenum Press, 1994.
• O'Connor, M.G., Cermak, L.S. and Seidman, L. Social and emotional characteristics of a profoundly amnesic post-encephalitic patient. In Campbell, R. and Conway, M. (Eds.), Broken Memories: Neuropsychological Case Studies. London: Goldsmiths, 1995.
• O'Connor, M.G., Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. The clinical differentiation of amnesic subtypes. In Baddeley, A., Wilson, B. and Watts, F. (Eds.), Handbook of Memory Disorders. Sussex, England: John Wiley and Sons, 1995.
• Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. Wernicke Korsakoff and related nutritional disorders in the nervous system. In T.E. Feinberg and M.J. Farah (Eds.), Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychology. McGraw-Hill, New York, 1997.
• Cermak, L.S. A positive approach to viewing processing deficit theories of amnesia. In Mayes, A.R. and Downes, J.J. (Eds.), Theories of Organic Amnesia. Eash Sussex, UK: Psychology Press, 1997.
• Cermak, L.S. Sentence memory in amnesia. In Shapiro, L. and Grodzinsky, Y. (Eds.), San Diego, Academic Press, 1999.

 

PRESENTATIONS

Presentations from 1967-85
 

• Cermak, L.S. and Wickens, D.D. Transfer effects of synonyms and antonyms in mixed and unmixed lists. MPA Convention, Chicago, May, 1966.
• Cermak, L.S. and Wickens, D.D. Interstimulus interval and CS duration effects in differential conditioning. MPA Convention, Chicago, May, 1967.
• Cermak, L.S. The interaction of STM and LTM. NEPA Convention Symposium on Transitional States in Memory (Chairman), November, 1970.
• Sampson, J. and Cermak, L.S. Recall following partial and complete repetition. EPA Convention, Boston, April, 1972.
• Gerrein, J. and Cermak, L.S. Effect of presentation rate on types of errors in false recognition responses. EPA Convention, Boston, April, 1972.
• Cermak, L.S. The extent of Korsakoff patients' verbal encoding. MPA Convention, Cleveland, May, 1972.
• Cermak, L.S. Recall following the distractor procedure as a function of expectation. The Psychonomic Society Convention, November, 1972.
• Cermak, L.S. Irreversible effects of alcohol upon memory. Eastern Regional VA Seminar and Workshop on Alcoholism, May, 1973.
• Cermak, L.S., Butters, N. and Moreines, J. Analysis of visual and name codes of single letters by alcoholic Korsakoff patients. APA Convention, Montreal, August, 1973.
• Cermak, L.S. The Pathology of Memory. International Neuropsychology Society Meeting, Boston, February, 1974.
• Cermak, L.S. An information processing approach to the study of amnesia. Seminar in Neuropsychological Impairments: Assessment and Rehabilitation. Albany VA Hospital, Albany, New York, June, 1974.
• Cermak, L.S. A level of processing approach to the study of amnesia. International Neuropsychological Symposium, Urbino, Italy, 1974.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Verbal encoding deficits of amnesic patients. APA Convention, New Orleans, September, 1974.
• Cermak, L.S. and Youtz, C. Differential resistance to interference of acoustic and semantic encoding. The Psychonomic Society Convention, Boston, November, 1974.
• Cermak, L.S. The role of cognitive factors in the memory disorders of Korsakoff patients. APA Convention, Chicago, September, 1975.
• Cermak, L.S. and Butters, N. The role of language in the memory disorders of brain damaged patients. The New York Academy of Sciences Conference on Origins and Evolution of Language and Speech. New York, September, 1975.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Some recent studies of the verbal encoding and memory deficits in amnesic patients. Academy of Aphasia Meetings, Vancouver, October, 1975.
• Cermak, L.S. Neuropsychology of Amnesia. New England Psychological Association Convention, Worcester, Mass., October, 1975.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Similarities and differences in memory disorders of various brain damaged populations. American Psychological Association Convention, Washington, D.C., September, 1976.
• Cermak, L.S. The contribution of a "processing" deficit to alcoholic Korsakoff patients' memory disorder. Conference on Alcohol and Memory, Laguna Beach, California, September, 1976.
• Cermak, L.S., Youtz, C.P. and Onifer, W. The role of interference and decay in the differential retention of semantic and phonemic features of words. The Psychonomic Society Convention, St. Louis, November, 1976.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory Disorders (Chairman). International Neuropsychological Society Meeting, Santa Fe, February, 1977.
• Cermak, L.S. Research: Process and Application. Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Meeting, Boston, March, 1977.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. How do amnesic patients encode faces? International Neuropsychology Society European Meeting, Oxford, England, August, 1977.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Lateralized effect of concurrent manual activity on dichotic listening in boys with learning disabilities. American Occupational Therapy Association Convention, Puerto Rico, October, 1977.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory as a processing continuum. The George Talland Memorial Conference on Aging, Boston, August, 1978.
• Cermak, L.S. Levels of Processing: Advances and Applications (Chairman). American Psychological Association Meeting, Toronto, Canada, August, 1978.
• Schwartz, R., Shipkin, D. and Cermak, L.S. Verbal and nonverbal memory abilities of adult hemiplegics. Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Meeting, Boston, October, 1978.
• Cermak, L.S. Encoding specificity in the amnesic patient. The Psychonomic Society Meeting, San Antonio, November, 1978.
• Cermak, L.S. and Cermak, S.A. Critiquing a journal article. American Physical Therapy Association Continuing Education Meeting. Boston, December, 1978.
• Cermak, L.S. Effect of stroke on information processing: Memory, intelligence, language, and perception. Implications of research. The Boston-Bouve College Conference on Stroke, Boston, March, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory as a processing continuum. The George Talland Memorial Conference on Aging, Boston, June, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Comments on imagery as a therapeutic mnemonic. The George Talland Memorial Conference on Aging, Boston, June, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Human memory and amnesia. Society for Behavioral Kinesiology, Boston, September, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Hemispheric Specialization and Integration: Advances and Implications (Moderator). Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions Symposium Series, Boston, September, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. The long and short of it in amnesia. Human Memory and Amnesia Conference. Lake Morey, Vermont, October, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. Aspects of Neuropsychology. Rhode Island Occupational Therapy Association Meetings, Providence, Rhode Island, November, 1979.
• Cermak, L.S. The Alcoholic Korsakoff syndrome. New York University Medical School Colloquium Series, New York, May, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. Encoding specificity in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. New York University Symposium Series, New York, May, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. Apraxia: Neuroanatomy, Pathology and Development (Moderator). Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professional Symposium Series, Boston, September, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. Human memory and amnesia. BeKin: Behavioral Kinesiology Newsletter, June, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S., Stiassny, D. and Uhly, B. Generation and recognition in the presence of amnesia. The Psychonomic Society Convention Meeting, St. Louis, November, 1980.
• Cermak, L.S. Encoding specificity and the amnesic patient. The Sixth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference, Park City, Utah, January, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. A functional overview of neurology. The Western Massachusetts Training Consortium and Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy COTA Special Interest Group Annual Meeting, Worcester, Mass., April, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. Processing deficits in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. American Psychological Association Meetings, Fellows Address. Los Angeles, August, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. Are there cognitive deficits in aphasia? Massachusetts Rehabilitation Hospital Seminar Series on Current Concepts in the Diagnosis and Clinical Management of Stroke. Boston, Mass., September, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. Alcoholic Korsakoff Amnesia. Alberta Heritage Fund for Medical Research Seminar, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, October, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. Learning Disabilities: Neuropathology Theory and Implications (Moderator). Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions Seminar Series, Boston, Mass., November, 1981.
• Cermak, L.S. and Cermak, S.A. Differences between descriptions of apraxia in adults and children. First Annual Northeast Region Student Conference. Boston, Mass., February, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. A functional overview of Neurology. New Hampshire Occupational Therapy Association Annual Meeting. Concord, New Hampshire, April, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Cognitive deficits following brain injury. PTA/COTA Conference on long-term rehabilitation. Cambridge, Mass., April, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Brain and Behavior. Ohio Wesleyan University Psi Chi Honors Reception. Delaware, Ohio, May, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Differentiating subtypes of amnesia. Third Annual Lake Ontario Area Regional Neurosciences Meeting. Syracuse, New York, June, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Recovery of Function (Moderator). Boston University Sargent College of Allied Health Professions Seminar Series. Boston, Mass., October, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Issues in amnesia. Court Street V.A. Seminar Series. Boston, Mass., October, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. The effects of alcohol on the aging brain. The Sixth Annual Conference on Addiction Research and Treatment: Drugs, Alcohol and Aging. Coatesville, Pa., November, 1982.
• Cermak, L.S. Episodic and semantic memory in amnesia. Eighth Annual Interdisciplinary Conference. Steamboat Springs, Colorado, January, 1983.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Acute loss of remote memories in alcoholics with Korsakoff syndrome. National Council on Alcoholism Meetings, Houston, Texas, April, 1983.
• Cermak, L.S. Critical issues of amnesia in context. Langfeld Conference on Human Amnesia. Princeton University, Princeton, N.J., April, 1983.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Acute loss of autobiographical memories in an amnesic patient with alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome. Society for Neuroscience meetings, Boston, Mass., November, 1983.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory retraining in adults. Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions Seminar Series. Boston, Mass., April, 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory Disorders (Moderator). Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions Seminar Series. Boston, Mass., April, 1984.
• Martone, M., Butters, N., Wolfe, J. and Cermak, L.S. Recognition memory and skill learning in Huntington's Disease. Society for Neurosciences (Abstract), 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. Neuropsychological Consequences of Alcohol Abuse. National Institute on Alcohol and Alcohol Abuse Conference on Clinical Implications of Recent Neurpsychological Findings. Boston, Mass., May, 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. Some attempts to improve retention in organic amnesia patients. International Neuropsychology Symposium, Beaune, France, June, 1984.
• Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Implications of loss of autobiographical memory in an amnesic condition. American Psychological Association meetings, Toronto, Canada, August, 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. Human aging, amnesia and memory (Chair). The Psychonomic Society Meeting, San Antonio, November, 1984.
• Cermak, L.S. Models of memory loss in Korsakoff and alcoholic patients. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings, San Diego, February, 1985.
• Cermak, L.S. Priming amnesic memory: What works and what doesn't. Traumatic Head Injury Conference. Braintree, MA., October, 1985.
• Cermak, L.S. Short-term memory and sentence comprehension (Discussant). Academy of Aphasia Meeting. Pittsburgh, PA., October, 1985.
• Cermak, L.S. The extent of semantic priming in amnesics. The Psychonomic Society Meetings. Boston, MA., November, 1985.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and Treatment of Apraxia. Continuing Education Programs of America Symposium. Arlington, VA., November, 1985.

Presentations from 1986-95
 

• Cermak, L.S. The extent of priming in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. Eleventh Annual Interdisciplinary Conference. Whistler, British Columbia, January, 1986.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and Treatment of Apraxia. Continuing Education Programs of America Symposium. Chicago, May, 1986.
• Cermak, L.S. Priming amnesic memory: What works and what doesn't. The Institute for Research in Behavioral Neuroscience Memory Workshop. New York, December, 1986.
• Cermak, L.S., Episodic, semantic and procedural memory in dementia (Discussant). International Neuropsychological Society meetings. Washington, D.C., February, 1987.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and Treatment of Apraxia in Adults and Children. Sister Kenney Institute, Minneapolis, MN, April, 1987.
• Cermak, L.S. Synergistic ecphory and the amnesic patient. Tulving Symposium. Toronto, June, 1987.
• Butters, N., Cairns, P., Salmon, D., Cermak, L.S., and Moss, M. Differentiation of amnesic and demented patients with the Wechsler Memory Scale - Revised. American Psychological Association Meeting. New York, August 1987.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and treatment of apraxia in children and adults. Education Resource Associates Symposium. Boston, MA, January, 1988.
• Wilson, B.A. and Cermak, L.S. Clinical management of memory problems: Assessment and treatment. Continuing Education Programs of America Symposium. Braintree, MA, April, 1988.
• Cermak, S.A. and Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and treatment of apraxia in children and adults. Continuing Education Programs of America Symposium. Montreal, Canada, June, 1988.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory disorders: Assessment and remediation. Ninth Annual Braintree Hospital Traumatic Head Injury Conference. Braintree, MA, October, 1988.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory disorders in brain injured adults: Evaluation and treatment. National Rehabilitation Hospital Conference, Washington, DC, December 1988.
• Verfaellie, M.H., Letourneau, L. and Cermak, L.S. Generic memory in alcoholic Korsakoff patients. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings, Vancouver, BC, February, 1989.
• Jacobs, D.M., Troster, A.I., Salmon, D.P., Cermak, L.S., Chelune, G.J. and Butters, N. Intrusion errors in the figural memory of amnesic and dementia patients. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings, Vancouver, BC, February, 1989.
• Verfaellie, M.H., Cermak, L.S., Blackford, S.P. and Weiss, S. Priming of semantic memory in alcoholic Korsakoff's syndrome. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings, Antwerp, Belgium, July, 1989.
• Cermak, L.S. Evaluation and remediation of memory problems. Tenth Annual Braintree Hospital Traumatic Head Injury Conference. Braintree, MA, October, 1989.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory assessment. Massachusetts Psychological Association Symposium. Boston, Massachusetts, December, 1989.
• Kramer, J.H., Delis, D.C., Cermak, L.S., Rosenbaum, R., Levin, B., and Popell. Proactive interference on the CVLT: Two validation studies. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings, Orlando, Florida, February, 1990.
• O'Connor, M., Walsh, S., Bitman, D., Cermak, L.S. and Penk, W.E. MMPI-1/MMPI-2: Comparisons of amnesic patients. American Psychological Association Annual Meeting. Boston, MA, 1990.
• Cermak, L.S. Varieties of memory disorder. Eleventh Annual Braintree Hospital Traumatic Head Injury Conference. Dedham, MA, October, 1990.
• Cermak, L.S. Models of human memory disorders. Second Annual Stroke Rehabilitation Conference. Boston, MA, October, 1990.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory disorders: Assessment and therapy. Second Annual Stroke Rehabilitation Conference. Boston, MA, October, 1990.
• Cermak, L.S. Toward an experimental psychology of amnesia. Second Annual Memory Disorders Research Society Meeting, Boston, MA, October, 1990.
• Jernigan, T., Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and behavioral comparisons of alcoholics with and without Korsakoff Syndrome. International Neuropsychology Society Meetings. San Antonio, Texas, February, 1991.
• Jernigan, T.L., Butters, N. and Cermak, L.S. Studies of brain structure in chronic alcoholism using magnetic resonance imaging. NIAAA Workshop on Imaging Research in Alcoholism, May, 1991.
• Shapiro, L.P., McNamara, P., Zurif, E., Lanzoni, S. and Cermak, L.S. Working memory in sentence processing. Academy of Aphasia. Rome, Italy, October, 1991.
• Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. Fluency versus conscious recollection. Third Annual Memory Disorders Research Society Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1991.
• Shear, P.K., Butters, N., Jernigan, T.L., DiTraglia, G. and Cermak, L.S. Neuroimaging correlates of olfactory loss in chronic alcoholics. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings. San Diego, California, February, 1992.
• Verfaellie, M., Cermak, L.S. and Sweeney, M. Fluency versus conscious recollection in the word completion performance of amnesic patients. International Neuropsychological Society Meetings. San Diego, California, February, 1992.
• Cermak, L.S. Implicit memory in amnesia. Weizman Institute Seminar Series. Rehovat, Israel, May, 1992.
• Cermak, L.S. Implicit memory in amnesia. Fifth International Conference on Cognitive Neurosciences. Jerusalem, Israel, June, 1992.
• Cermak, L.S. Treatment of memory disorders in brain injured adults. Massachusetts Speech, Language, and Hearing Association Annual Meeting. Marlborough, Massachusetts, April, 1993.
• Cermak, L.S. Processing deficits in amnesia. Festschrift for Nelson Butters. San Diego, California, August, 1993.
• Cermak, L.S. Varieties of amnesic disorders: Subtype differentiation. Fourteenth Annual Braintree Hospital Traumatic Brain Injury Conference. Boston, Massachusetts, September, 1993.
• Cermak, L.S. Processing deficits in amnesia: Nearly full cycle? Fifth Annual Memory Disorders Research Society Meeting. Boston, Massachusetts, October, 1993.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory Disorders: Application of Experimental Paradigms to the Study of Amnesia. Ohio Wesleyan University Psi Chi Honors Reception. Delaware, Ohio, April, 1994.
• Cermak, L.S. Cognitive Deficits in Amnesia. American Academy of Neurology Meeting, Washington, D.C., May, 1994.
• Kixmiller, J.S., O'Connor, M. and Cermak, L.S. A WMS-R Index for the diagnosis of amnesia. Massachusetts Neuropsychological Association Meeting, Boston, MA, June, 1994.
• McGlinchy-Berroth, R., Carrillo, M.C., Armfield, S., Saver, J.L., Gabrieli, J.D.E., Cermak, L.S. and Disterhoft, J.F. Intact Delay Eyeblink Conditioning in Medial Temporal Amnesia, But Not in Alcoholic Korsakoff's Amnesia. Society for Neurosciences Meeting, Miami Beach, FL, November, 1994.
• Kixmiller, J.S., Chase, K.A., Verfaellie, M. and Cermak, L.S. Intrusion errors on the WMS-R Visual Reproduction Test: A comparison between three groups of amnesic patients. International Neuropsychological Society, Seattle, WA, February, 1995.
• Cermak, L.S. Dissociable processes during implicit task performance by amnesics. Seventh Annual Memory Disorders Research Society Meeting, Cambridge, England, August, 1995.
• Cermak, L.S. Modern concepts of fractionalization of memory in the traumatic brain injury patient. Sixteen Annual Braintree Hospital Traumatic Brain Injury Conference, Boston, MA, November, 1995.
• Cermak, L.S. Remembering Nelson Butters. International Neuropsychological Symposium. Santorini, Greece, June, 1996.
• Cermak, L.S. The effect of spaced presentations on amnesic patients' direct and indirect task performance. Seventh Annual Rotman Research Institute Conference. Toronto, March, 1997.
• Cermak, L.S. Theories of memory: Encoding revisited. Ninth Annual Memory Disorders Research Society Meeting, San Francisco, November, 1997.
• Cermak, L.S. Current issues in the Neuropsychology of memory disorders. Twenty-sixth Annual International Neuropsychological Society Meeting. Honolulu, HI, February, 1998.
• Cermak, L.S. Retrograde amnesia. Twenty-sixth Annual International Neuropsychological Society Meeting. Honolulu, HI, February, 1998.
• Cermak, L.S. How to publish from an Editor's point of view. Eastern Psychological Association Annual Meeting, Boston, February, 1998.
• Cermak, L.S. Memory systems and their relationship to dementia. Symposium on Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology: Focus on Dementia. Boston, May, 1998.

CONFERENCES, SYMPOSIA AND WORKSHOPS ORGANIZED

• Human Memory Conference: Levels of Processing. Rockport, Mass., June, 1978.
• Hemispheric Specialization and Integration: Advances and Applications. Boston, Mass., September, 1979.
• Human Memory and Amnesia Conference. Lake Morey, Vermont, October, 1979.
• Apraxia: Neuroanatomy, Pathology and Development. Boston, Mass., September, 1980.
• Learning Disabilities: Neuropathology, Theory and Implications. Boston, Mass., November, 1981.
• Recovery of Function. Boston, Mass., October, 1982.
• Current Issues in the Assessment and Study of Amnesia. International Neuropsychological Society Workshop, Mexico City, Mexico, February, 1983.
• Neuroanatomical and Neuropathological Aspects of Apraxia in Adults and Children (with S.A. Cermak). American Occupational Therapy Association Workshop, Portland, Oregon, April, 1983.
• Disorders of Memory. Boston, Mass., April, 1984.
• Advances in Sensory Integration Treatment Procedures (with S. A. Cermak). Boston, Mass., June, 1984.
• Importance of Tactile Mechanisms in Perception and Movement. Boston, Mass., May, 1985.
• Recent Advances in Cognitive Neuropsychology. Psychonomic Society Meetings, Boston, Mass., November, 1985.
• Movement Disorders: Neurophysiology, Neuropsychology and Therapy. Boston, Mass., May, 1986.
• Tactile Defensiveness: Treatment, Research and Theory. Boston, Mass., May, 1987.
• New Developments in the Assessment and Treatment of Aphasia and Apraxia. Boston, Mass., December, 1987.
• Verbal and Nonverbal Learning Disabilities. Boston, Mass., April, 1989.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, First Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass., October, 1989.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, Second Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass., October, 1990. Memory Disorders Research Society, Third Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass., October, 1991.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, Fourth Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass., October, 1992.
• Festschrift for Nelson Butters, San Diego, CA, August, 1993.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, Fifth Annual Meeting. Boston, Mass., October, 1993.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, Sixth Annual Meeting. Cambridge, Mass., October, 1994.
• Memory Disorders Research Society, Seventh Annual Meeting. Cambridge, England, August, 1995.


GRANTS AND AWARDS

• National Institute of Mental Health #MH-21234. January 1, 1972 - December 31, 1974. "Memory Impairments of Alcoholic Korsakoff Patients."
• Veterans Administration (Clinical Investigatorship). July 1, 1972 - June 30, 1976. "Application of Information Processing to the Study of Specific Brain Damage."
• National Institute of Mental Health #AA-00187. January 1, 1975 - January 31, 1997. "Cognitive Deficits Related to Chronic Alcoholism."
• National Institute of Mental Health #HD-09508. June 15, 1976 - May 31, 1979. "Developmental Deficits in Information Processing."
• Veterans Administration (Merit Review Research Program). October 1, 1977 - September 30, 1997. "Neuropsychology of Information Processing and Memory."
• National Institute of Mental Health #HDMH-10807. February 1, 1977 - January 30, 1978. "Human Memory Conference: Levels of Information Processing."
• National Institute of Mental Health #HDMH-13002. April 1, 1979 - March 31, 1980. "Human Memory and Amnesia Conference."
• National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke #NS-26985. April 1, 1989 - March 31, 1997. "Brain-Injury Memory Disorders Research Center."

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