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Deconstructing episodic memory with construction
Abstract
It has recently been observed that the brain network supporting recall of episodic memories shares much in common with other cognitive functions such as episodic future thinking, navigation and theory of mind. It has been speculated that 'self-projection' is the key common process. However, in this Opinion article, we note that other functions (e.g. imagining fictitious experiences) not explicitly connected to either the self or a subjective sense of time, activate a similar brain network. Hence, we argue that the process of 'scene construction' is better able to account for the commonalities in the brain areas engaged by an extended range of disparate functions. In light of this, we re-evaluate our understanding of episodic memory, the processes underpinning it and other related cognitive functions.
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“Default network activity is associated with a wide range of imaginative processes, such as mind wandering (Andrews-Hanna, 2012, Christoff et al., 2009), mental simulation (Hassabis & Maguire, 2007), and episodic future thinking (Schacter et al., 2012).”
From Creativity and the default network: A functional connectivity analysis of the creative brain at rest (2014) · cites this paper as Hassabis & Maguire, 2007
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“In line with this idea, subsequent memory effects were associated with recruitment of posterior parahippocampal, retrosplenial, and posterior inferior parietal cortices, which contribute to the recovery of spatial context and scene construction (70, 71).”
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“The role of the hippocampus in imagination, concept generation (Kumaran et al., 2009), scene construction (Hassabis and Maguire, 2007), mental exploration and goal-directed path planning (Hopfield, 2009; Ólafsdóttir et al., 2015; Brown et al., 2016) suggests that it could help to create generative models to underpin more complex inference such as program induction (Lake et al., 2015) or common-s”
From Toward an integration of deep learning and neuroscience (2016) · cites this paper as Hassabis and Maguire, 2007
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- Authors
- Hassabis, D., & Maguire, E. A.
- Affiliations
- Wellcome Centre for Human Neuroimaging (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Hassabis, Demis
- Maguire, Eleanor A.
- Venue
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2007-07
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 299-306
- ISSN
- 1364-6613 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2073840350
- Cited by
- 1,229
- References
- 90
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Trends in Cognitive Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- UCL Discovery (University College London) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Wellcome Trust (071173)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
- Keywords
- episodic memory, scene construction, episodic future thinking, self-projection, memory retrieval, navigation, theory of mind, brain networks, subjective time
- MeSH terms
- Association Learning, Brain, Brain Mapping, Cognition, Humans, Imagination, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Memory, Nerve Net, Perception, Mental Recall, Thinking, Personal Construct Theory
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