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Episodic memory in nonhumans: what, and where, is when?
Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2004 Apr; 14(2):192-7.CO

Abstract

Episodic memory is defined as the recollection of specific events in one's past, accompanied by the experience of having been there personally. This definition presents high hurdles to the investigation of episodic memory in nonhumans. Recent studies operationalize episodic memory as memory for when and where an event occurred, for the order in which events occurred, or for an animal's own behavior. None of these approaches has yet generalized across species, and each fails to capture features of human episodic memory. Nonetheless, the study of episodic memory in nonhumans seems less daunting than it did five years ago. To demonstrate a correspondence between human episodic memory and nonhuman memory, progress is needed in three areas. Putative episodic memories in nonhumans should be shown to be; first, represented in long-term memory, rather than short-term or working memory; second, explicit, or accessible to introspection; and third, distinct from semantic memory, or general knowledge about the world.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Hampton RR
Laboratory of Neuropsychology, Building 49, Room 1B-80, National Institute of Mental Health-NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. hamptonr@mail.nih.gov
Schwartz BL
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsBehavior, AnimalCognitionMemoryModels, AnimalModels, NeurologicalNeuropsychological TestsSpecies SpecificityTime Perception

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Review

Language

eng

PubMed ID

15082324

Citation

Hampton, Robert R., and Bennett L. Schwartz. "Episodic Memory in Nonhumans: What, and Where, Is When?" Current Opinion in Neurobiology, vol. 14, no. 2, 2004, pp. 192-7.
Hampton RR, Schwartz BL. Episodic memory in nonhumans: what, and where, is when? Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2004;14(2):192-7.
Hampton, R. R., & Schwartz, B. L. (2004). Episodic memory in nonhumans: what, and where, is when? Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 14(2), 192-7.
Hampton RR, Schwartz BL. Episodic Memory in Nonhumans: What, and Where, Is When. Curr Opin Neurobiol. 2004;14(2):192-7. PubMed PMID: 15082324.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Episodic memory in nonhumans: what, and where, is when? AU - Hampton,Robert R, AU - Schwartz,Bennett L, PY - 2004/4/15/pubmed PY - 2004/7/9/medline PY - 2004/4/15/entrez SP - 192 EP - 7 JF - Current opinion in neurobiology JO - Curr Opin Neurobiol VL - 14 IS - 2 N2 - Episodic memory is defined as the recollection of specific events in one's past, accompanied by the experience of having been there personally. This definition presents high hurdles to the investigation of episodic memory in nonhumans. Recent studies operationalize episodic memory as memory for when and where an event occurred, for the order in which events occurred, or for an animal's own behavior. None of these approaches has yet generalized across species, and each fails to capture features of human episodic memory. Nonetheless, the study of episodic memory in nonhumans seems less daunting than it did five years ago. To demonstrate a correspondence between human episodic memory and nonhuman memory, progress is needed in three areas. Putative episodic memories in nonhumans should be shown to be; first, represented in long-term memory, rather than short-term or working memory; second, explicit, or accessible to introspection; and third, distinct from semantic memory, or general knowledge about the world. SN - 0959-4388 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/15082324/Episodic_memory_in_nonhumans:_what_and_where_is_when DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -