Collective memory: a new arena of cognitive study

@article{Roediger2015CollectiveMA,
  title={Collective memory: a new arena of cognitive study},
  author={Henry L. Roediger and Magdalena Abel},
  journal={Trends in Cognitive Sciences},
  year={2015},
  volume={19},
  pages={359-361}
}
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