Pollen Analysis Circular maintain contact with one another and maintain publication lists that had, until then, been published by Gunnar Erdtman as "Literature on Pollen Statistics and Related Topics". The first issue of the "Pollen Analysis Circular" was dated May 5, 1943 and published by Paul B. Sears (Oberlin College). Subsequent issues were generally edited by Sears, sometimes in cooperation with L.R. Wilson. In January 1945, the "Pollen Analysis Circular" was renamed the "Pollen and Spore Circular" to more accurately reflect its scope. After 1954, the Circular was incorporated into the "Micropaleontologist", soon renamed "Micropaleontology", published by the American Museum of Natural History.
Decay theory that older memories (in long-term memory) are often more resistant to shocks or physical attacks on the brain. It is also thought that the passage of time alone cannot cause forgetting, and that decay theory must also take into account some processes that occur as more time passes. The term "decay theory" was first coined by Edward Thorndike in his book "The Psychology of Learning" in 1914. This simply states that if a person does not access and use the memory representation they have formed the memory trace will fade or decay over time. This theory was based on the