Episodic memory must be grounded in reality in order to be useful in communication
- PMID: 29353565
- DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X17001273
Episodic memory must be grounded in reality in order to be useful in communication
Abstract
The primary function of episodic memory is to provide reliable information about reality that is essential for surviving and navigating in an environment. The communicative function of episodic memory "sits on top of" this basic function but does not, in itself, explain it in its totality (but may explain particular aspects such as its sensitivity to source credibility).
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What is it to remember?Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan;41:e35. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001959. Behav Brain Sci. 2018. PMID: 29353593
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Why do we remember? The communicative function of episodic memory.Behav Brain Sci. 2017 Jan 19;41:1-93. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17000012. Online ahead of print. Behav Brain Sci. 2017. PMID: 28100294 Free PMC article.
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