Some are governmental, others are academic, many are educational or commercial.
Everyone values memory.
There are various academic
journals which publish research articles. One is The Journal of Memory and Language
[http://www.academicpress.com/jml] - a valuable tool for cognitive scientists,
including psychologists, linguists, and others interested in memory and learning,
language, reading, and speech. Topics include "aspects of memory or language
processing, Artificial intelligence , Linguistics , Neuropsychology"
Another is the Neurobiology
of Learning and Memory, [http://www.academicpress.com/nlm] with "articles
concerned with neural and behavioral plasticity, including learning and memory
and related aspects of neural adaptation, at all levels of analysis from molecular
biology through behavior."
Different US Government agencies study memory.. A few sample articles showing the variety include:"
- Blueberries May Restore
Some Memory, Coordination and Balance Lost with Age" / from the USDA
Information Staff, Agricultural Research Service, USDA.[http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/1999/990910b.htm] - "Ecstasy" Damages
the Brain and Impairs Memory in Humans
Research News Volume 14, Number 4 - NIDA Brain Imaging Research [http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol11N5/CueInd.html]
- Alzheimer's, [http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/1998/398_alz.html]
Research Organizations are specialized or general, such as - Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.
Memory Disorder Organizations
/ Support Groups exist for specialized diseases, such as the Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Disease Foundation, Inc.
[http://cjdfoundation.org/index.html] and the CFIDS [Chronic Fatigue and Immune
Dysfunction Syndrome] Association of America [www.cfids.org]
There are advocacy groups, such as the Recovered Memory Project [http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Taubman_Center/Recovmem/Archive.html]
There are genealogical groups and even societies and industries who sell scrapbook-making materials to those who would preserve their autobiographical or family members.
There are many museums, libraries, and collectors of memorabilia who have various specialized resources in Memory.
You can use search engines or find out information from Psychology, Biology, and Neuroscience departments to learn where Memory is being studied, as well as looking at our research database.
