TY - JOUR
T1 - Consciousness, Memory, and the Human Self
T2 - Commentary on "Consciousness as a Memory System" by Budson et al (2022)
AU - Dafni-Merom, Amnon
AU - Arzy, Shahar
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2023/3/10
Y1 - 2023/3/10
N2 - Philosophical theories have attempted to shed light on the intricate relationships between consciousness and memory since long before this became a major theme in psychology and neuroscience. In the December 2022 issue of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Budson, Richman, and Kensinger (2022) introduced a comprehensive theoretical framework pertaining to the origins of consciousness in relation to the memory system, its implications on our real-time perception of the world, and the neuroanatomical correlates underlying these phenomena. Throughout their paper, Budson et al (2022) focus on their theory's explanatory value regarding several clinical syndromes and experimental findings. In this commentary, we first summarize the theory presented by Budson and colleagues (2022). Then, we suggest a complementary approach of studying the relationships between consciousness and memory through the concept of the human self and its protracted representation through time (so-called mental time travel). Finally, we elaborate on Budson and colleagues' (2022) neuroanatomical explanation to their theory and suggest that adding the concepts of brain networks and cortical gradients may contribute to their theory's interpretability.
AB - Philosophical theories have attempted to shed light on the intricate relationships between consciousness and memory since long before this became a major theme in psychology and neuroscience. In the December 2022 issue of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology, Budson, Richman, and Kensinger (2022) introduced a comprehensive theoretical framework pertaining to the origins of consciousness in relation to the memory system, its implications on our real-time perception of the world, and the neuroanatomical correlates underlying these phenomena. Throughout their paper, Budson et al (2022) focus on their theory's explanatory value regarding several clinical syndromes and experimental findings. In this commentary, we first summarize the theory presented by Budson and colleagues (2022). Then, we suggest a complementary approach of studying the relationships between consciousness and memory through the concept of the human self and its protracted representation through time (so-called mental time travel). Finally, we elaborate on Budson and colleagues' (2022) neuroanatomical explanation to their theory and suggest that adding the concepts of brain networks and cortical gradients may contribute to their theory's interpretability.
KW - autonoetic consciousness
KW - consciousness
KW - episodic memory
KW - extended self
KW - memory
KW - mental time travel
KW - self
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85149807860&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000330
DO - 10.1097/wnn.0000000000000330
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C2 - 36622641
AN - SCOPUS:85149807860
SN - 1543-3633
VL - 36
SP - 48
EP - 53
JO - Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
JF - Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology
IS - 1
ER -