Rats remind us what actually counts in episodic memory research.

Benjamin M Basile

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00075

Abstract

Rats remind us what actually counts in episodic memory research.

Highlights

Edited by: Michael Beran, Georgia State University, USA Reviewed by: Jennifer Vonk, Oakland University, USA Bonnie Perdue, Georgia State University, USA
You likely remember what you ate, where you sat, who you were with, what you talked about, and myriad other details combined in a cohesive memory
Though many of the details are probably the same, you likely do not have trouble discriminating between the two memories. This example highlights that episodic memories, or memories for specific experiences, contain many details bound together in cohesive representations (Tulving, 1972; Ranganath, 2010)

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Edited by: Michael Beran, Georgia State University, USA Reviewed by: Jennifer Vonk, Oakland University, USA Bonnie Perdue, Georgia State University, USA. A commentary on Binding of episodic memories in the rat by Crystal, J. You likely remember what you ate, where you sat, who you were with, what you talked about, and myriad other details combined in a cohesive memory.

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