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Retrieval is central to the distinctive function of episodic memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2018

Sara Aronowitz
Sara Aronowitz*
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Department of Philosophy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109. skaron@umich.edu http://www-personal.umich.edu/~skaron/
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Abstract

Episodic retrieval is heavily and asymmetrically dependent on the temporal order of the remembered events. This effect, or rather the underlying structure which it reflects, is a distinctive feature missing from the account in the target article. This structure explains significant successes and failures of episodic retrieval, and it has clear consequences for the fitness of the organism extending beyond communication.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 41 , 2018 , e2
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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