On remembering and forgetting our autobiographical pasts: Retrograde amnesia and Andrew Mayes's contribution to neuropsychological method

► We review Andrew Mayes's contribution to the neuropsychology of memory. ► Main current theories of retrograde amnesia (R.A.) are considered. ► Genuinely episodic recollection in R.A.: a reanalysis and discussion. ► Multiple factors may underlie temporal gradients. ► Episodic and semantic memory show important interdependencies at both encoding and retrieval.