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A language of episodic thought?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2023

Johannes B. Mahr Open the ORCID record for Johannes B. Mahr [Opens in a new window]  and
Daniel L. Schacter
Johannes B. Mahr
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Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA jmahr@fas.harvard.edu; dls@wjh.harvard.edu
Daniel L. Schacter
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Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA jmahr@fas.harvard.edu; dls@wjh.harvard.edu
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Abstract

We propose that episodic thought (i.e., episodic memory and imagination) is a domain where the language-of-thought hypothesis (LoTH) could be fruitfully applied. On the one hand, LoTH could explain the structure of what is encoded into and retrieved from long-term memory. On the other, LoTH can help make sense of how episodic contents come to play such a large variety of different cognitive roles after they have been retrieved.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e283
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