The nature of the semantic/episodic memory distinction: A missing piece of the "working through" process. (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Klein, Stanley B.; Markowitsch, Hans J.
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 38(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X14000181
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: The relations between the semantic and episodic-autobiographical memory systems are more complex than described in the target article. We argue that understanding the noetic/autonoetic distinction provides critical insights into the foundation of the delineation between the two memory systems. Clarity with respect to the criteria for classification of these two systems, and the evolving conceptualization of episodic memory, can further neuroscientifically informed therapeutic approaches.