Abstract
The power of imagination has long been touted as a distinctive property of human cognition and remains a heated topic amongst philosophers, scientists, and daydreamers alike. Despite playing a critical role in the majority of humanity's finest achievements, little is known about how this faculty actually works. Recent findings from lesion patients point to the involvement of the hippocampus in imagining new scenarios. The hippocampus is historically associated with long-term memory consolidation, and memory models arising from new findings in the molecular pathways of memory allow for a more fluid transition between imagination and memory. Elizabeth Loftus' famous studies of false episodic memory recovery further demonstrate overlap between imagined and recalled events. Finally, an FMRI study is proposed to compare brain activity during both episodic memory recall and tasks that require imagination in order to pinpoint regions for further investigation.
Highlights
OF HUMAN COGNITION AND REMAINS A HEATED TOPIC AMONGST PHILOSOPHERS, SCIENTISTS, ANDDAYDREAMERSALIKE
The error-prone nature of episodic memories as evidenced by false memory experiments111 supports the theory of a synonymous relationship between what is currently conceived as episodic memory and imagination
Episodic memory is a uniquely human trait that expresses information i n a detailed narrative fashion, coding for who, what, where, when, and w h y . l v v When conventional speech refers to 'memories', it is most likely referring to episodic memories
Summary
OF HUMAN COGNITION AND REMAINS A HEATED TOPIC AMONGST PHILOSOPHERS, SCIENTISTS , ANDDAYDREAMERSALIKE. Investigating the Similarities Between Episodic Memory Recall and Imagination
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