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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Memory Research

Background:

  • Episodic memory's function is debated, with focus on epistemic-communicative roles.
  • Previous theories, like Mahr & Csibra's, emphasize memory's role in knowledge sharing.
  • Alternative explanations for memory's core functions are needed.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose that episodic memory's primary function is agency control.
  • To challenge the primacy of the epistemic-communicative role of episodic memory.
  • To offer a novel explanation for the autonoetic character of memory.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of episodic memory functions.
  • Comparison of existing theories with a proposed internal model approach.
  • Examination of the role of perceptual processing in memory formation.

Main Results:

  • Episodic memory's control of agency is argued to be a more fundamental and earlier function.
  • Stored internal models from past perception offer a superior account of autonoetic character.
  • Metarepresentational embedding is presented as a less effective explanation for self-awareness in memory.

Conclusions:

  • The function of episodic memory is re-evaluated, prioritizing agency control.
  • An internal model framework provides a stronger basis for understanding memory's subjective experience.
  • Future research should explore the link between perception, internal models, and episodic memory.