Discrete memories of a continuous world: A working memory perspective on event segmentation

Autor: Berna Güler, Zeynep Adıgüzel, Bilge Uysal, Eren Günseli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100145- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2666-5182
DOI: 10.1016/j.crbeha.2023.100145
Popis: We perceive the world in a continuum but remember our past as discrete episodic events. Dominant models of event segmentation suggest that prediction errors or contextual changes are the driving factors that parse continuous experiences into segmented events. These models propose working memory to hold a critical role in event segmentation, yet the particular functioning of working memory that underlies segmented episodic memories remains unclear. Here, we first review the literature regarding the factors that result in the segmentation of episodic memories. Next, we discuss the role of working memory under two possible models regarding how it represents information within each event and suggest experimental predictions. Clarifying the contributions of working memory to event segmentation is important to improve our understanding of the structure of episodic memories.
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