Contingency of semantic generalization on episodic specificity varies across development.

ABSTRACT: Semantic memory-general knowledge of ideas and concepts-includes generalization processes that support inference. Episodic memory, on the other hand, preserves the specificity of individual events by binding together unique combinations of elements from an episode and relies on pattern separation to distinguish similar experiences. These two memory systems play complementary roles, supporting different mnemonic goals, but the nature and extent of their interdependence is unclear.^1,2 Some models suggest that new information is encoded initially as hippocampus-dependent episodic memory and then, either through repetition or gist extraction, becomes semantic over time.^3,4 These models also posit a neocortical route to semantic

SUBMITTER: Ngo CT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8222141 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature