Is memory for remembering? Recollection as a form of episodic hypothetical thinking

Synthese

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 155-185

  De Brigard, Felipe ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Core brain network; Episodic counterfactual thinking; Episodic future thinking; Hypothetical thinking; Memory; Remembering

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895910751     PISSN: 00397857     EISSN: 15730964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-013-0247-7     Document Type: Article

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