Beyond communication: Episodic memory is key to the self in time
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2018-01-22
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Psychology
The Department of Psychology may prepare students with a liberal study, or for work in academia or professional education for law or health-services. Graduates will be able to apply the scientific method to human behavior and mental processes, as well as have ample knowledge of psychological theory and method.
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Mahr & Csibra (M&C) propose that episodic memory evolved to support epistemic authority in social communication. We argue for a more parsimonious interpretation whereby episodic memory subserves a broader preparatory function for both social and non-social behavior. We conclude by highlighting that functional accounts of episodic memory may need to consider the complex interrelations between self and subjective time.
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This is an accepted manuscript published as Szpunar, Karl K., and Jason CK Chan. "Beyond communication: Episodic memory is key to the self in time." The Behavioral and brain sciences 41 (2018): e33. doi:10.1017/S0140525X17001522. Posted with permission.
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