Chapter 1.3 Episodic memory and mental time travel

Handbook of Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 18, Issue , 2008, Pages 31-42

  Suddendorf, Thomas ^a   Corballis, Michael C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

episodic memory; episodic like memory; foresight; memory systems; mental time travel; planning; prospection; www memory

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649708246     PISSN: 15697339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-7339(08)00203-8     Document Type: Review

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