Eli Collaro elena.collaro@durham.ac.uk
PGR Student Doctor of Philosophy
Measuring episodic memory and mental time travel: Crossing the species gap
Collaro, Eli; Barton, Robert; Ainge, James; Easton, Alexander
Authors
Professor Robert Barton r.a.barton@durham.ac.uk
Professor
James Ainge
Professor Alex Easton alexander.easton@durham.ac.uk
Professor
Abstract
Mental time travel is considered as the projection of the mind into the past or future, and relates to experiential aspects of episodic memory, and episodic future thinking. Framing episodic memory and future thinking in this way causes a challenge when studying memory in animals, where demonstration of this mental projection is prevented by the absence of language. However, there is good evidence that non-human animals pass tests of episodic memory that are based on behavioural criteria, meaning a better understanding needs to be had of the relationship between episodic memory and mental time travel. We argue that mental time travel and episodic memory are not synonymous, and that mental time travel is neither a requirement of, nor an irrelevance to, episodic memory. Mental time travel can allow improved behavioural choices on the basis of episodic memory, and work in all species (including humans) should include careful consideration of the behavioural outputs being measured.
Citation
Collaro, E., Barton, R., Ainge, J., & Easton, A. Measuring episodic memory and mental time travel: Crossing the species gap. Manuscript submitted for publication
Journal Article Type | Review |
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Deposit Date | Mar 1, 2024 |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2291610 |
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