Editorial: Memory as Mental Time Travel

Originally understood as memory for the “what”, the “when”, and the “where” of experienced past events, episodic memory has, in recent years, been redefined as a form of past-oriented mental time travel. Following a brief review of empirical research on memory as mental time travel, this introductio...

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Published inReview of philosophy and psychology Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 223 - 232
Main Authors Sant’Anna, André, Michaelian, Kourken, Perrin, Denis
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2020
Springer Nature B.V
Springer
Subjects
Cognitive Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Education
Epistemology
Humanities and Social Sciences
Memory
Neurosciences
Philosophy
Philosophy of Mind
Philosophy of Science
Time travel
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Summary:Originally understood as memory for the “what”, the “when”, and the “where” of experienced past events, episodic memory has, in recent years, been redefined as a form of past-oriented mental time travel. Following a brief review of empirical research on memory as mental time travel, this introduction provides an overview of the contributions to the special issue, which explore the theoretical implications of that research.
ISSN:1878-5158
1878-5166
DOI:10.1007/s13164-020-00484-8