Recognition memory (RM) is one of the most studied areas in cognitive
psychology and neuroscience; yet, there are many unresolved matters. This
thesis tackles some of the main contentious issues. A model of object
memory and perceptual feature binding is introduced and tested in a series of
RM experiments, applying the event-related potentials method. Conclusions
are: 1) ERP results strongly support dual-process models of RM. 2) Familiarity
is not a purely conceptual process, but can also be perceptually specific. 3)
Familiarity is in principle acontextual. 4) Familiarity is a rather...