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. 2018 Jan:41:e33.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001522.

Beyond communication: Episodic memory is key to the self in time

Karl K Szpunar  1 , Jason C K Chan  2
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Beyond communication: Episodic memory is key to the self in time

Karl K Szpunar et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

Mahr & Csibra (M&C) propose that episodic memory evolved to support epistemic authority in social communication. We argue for a more parsimonious interpretation whereby episodic memory subserves a broader preparatory function for both social and non-social behavior. We conclude by highlighting that functional accounts of episodic memory may need to consider the complex interrelations between self and subjective time.

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  • What is it to remember?
    Mahr JB, Csibra G. Mahr JB, et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2018 Jan;41:e35. doi: 10.1017/S0140525X17001959. Behav Brain Sci. 2018. PMID: 29353593

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