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More to episodic memory than epistemic assertion: The role of social bonds and interpersonal connection

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Abstract Remembering is dynamically entangled in conversations. The communicative function of episodic memory can be epistemic, as suggested by Mahr & Csibra (M&C). However, remembering can have genuinely social functions,… Click to show full abstract

Abstract Remembering is dynamically entangled in conversations. The communicative function of episodic memory can be epistemic, as suggested by Mahr & Csibra (M&C). However, remembering can have genuinely social functions, specifically, the creation or consolidation of interpersonal relationships. Autonoesis, a distinct feature of episodic memory, is more likely to have evolved in the service of social binding than of epistemic assertiveness.

Keywords: episodic memory; role social; memory epistemic; epistemic assertion; assertion role; memory

Journal Title: Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Year Published: 2018

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