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Episodic memory and common sense: how far apart?

E Tulving1

  • 1Rotman Research Institute, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, 3560 Bathurst Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M6A 2E1. tulving@psych.utoronto.ca

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences
|September 26, 2001
PubMed
Summary

Human episodic memory is more complex than commonly believed, involving critical retrieval processes and the possibility of remembering nonexistent events. Current evidence suggests this complex form of memory is unique to humans.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Common sense and prior research offer limited understanding of human memory, particularly episodic memory.
  • Recent findings challenge traditional views on memory's retrieval processes and subjective experiences.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss deviations in human memory research, focusing on episodic memory.
  • To explore the critical role of retrieval processes and the nature of remembering past events.

Main Methods:

  • Review of proceedings from The Royal Society's Discussion Meeting on episodic memory.
  • Discussion of the serial-dependent-independent (SPI) model to explain memory phenomena.

Main Results:

  • Retrieval processes are more crucial in memory than previously thought.

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  • Individuals can recall events that did not occur, indicating memory's reconstructive nature.
  • Conscious recollection of the personal past manifests as 'autonoetic' remembering or 'noetic' knowing.

    • Conclusions:

    • The SPI model accounts for amnesic patients' preserved recognition and semantic learning.
    • Episodic remembering of perceptual information relies on semantic memory mediation.
    • Humanlike episodic memory, characterized by subjective time, self, and autonoetic awareness, appears unique to humans.