Constructive Memory and Conscious Experience

Authors

Daniel L. Schacter, Harvard University
Preston P. Thakral, Smith CollegeFollow

Author ORCID Identifier

Preston P. Thakral: 0000-0001-6603-6186

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2024

Publication Title

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Abstract

Episodic memory relies on constructive processes that support simulating novel future events by flexibly recombining elements of past experiences, and that can also give rise to memory errors. In recent studies, we have developed methods to characterize the cognitive and neural processes that support conscious experiences linked to this process of episodic recombination, both when people simulate novel future events and commit recombination-related memory errors. In this Per-spective, we summarize recent studies that illustrate these phe-nomena, and discuss broader implications for characterizing the basis of conscious experiences associated with constructive memory from a cognitive neuroscience perspective.

Volume

36

Issue

8

First Page

1567

Last Page

1577

DOI

10.1162/jocn_a_02201

ISSN

0898929X

Comments

Archived as published.

Recommended Citation

Schacter, Daniel L. and Thakral, Preston P., "Constructive Memory and Conscious Experience" (2024). Psychology: Faculty Publications, Smith College, Northampton, MA.
https://scholarworks.smith.edu/psy_facpubs/239