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What is it to remember?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2018

Johannes B. Mahr  and
Gergely Csibra
Johannes B. Mahr
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Cognitive Development Center, Central European University, 1051 Budapest, Hungary. mahr_johannes@phd.ceu.edu csibrag@ceu.edu https://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/people/johannes-mahr https://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/people/gergely-csibra
Gergely Csibra
Affiliation:
Department of Cognitive Science, Cognitive Development Center, Central European University, 1051 Budapest, Hungary. mahr_johannes@phd.ceu.edu csibrag@ceu.edu https://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/people/johannes-mahr https://cognitivescience.ceu.edu/people/gergely-csibra
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Abstract

In response to the commentaries, we clarify and defend our characterization of both the nature and function of episodic memory. Regarding the nature of episodic memory, we extend the distinction between event and episodic memory and discuss the relational role of episodic memory. We also address arguments against our characterization of autonoesis and argue that, while self-referential, it needs to be distinguished from an agentive notion of self. Regarding the function of episodic memory, we review arguments about the relation between future mental time travel and memory veridicality; clarify the relation between autonoesis, veridicality, and confidence; and finally discuss the role of episodic memory in diachronic commitments.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e35
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