Discrete memories of a continuous world: a working memory perspective on event segmentation

Güler, Berna and Adıgüzel, Zeynep and Uysal, Bilge and Günseli, Eren (2024) Discrete memories of a continuous world: a working memory perspective on event segmentation. Current Research in Behavioral Sciences, 6 . ISSN 2666-5182

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Abstract

We perceive the world in a continuum but remember our past as discrete episodic events. Dominant models of event segmentation suggest that prediction errors or contextual changes are the driving factors that parse continuous experiences into segmented events. These models propose working memory to hold a critical role in event segmentation, yet the particular functioning of working memory that underlies segmented episodic memories remains unclear. Here, we first review the literature regarding the factors that result in the segmentation of episodic memories. Next, we discuss the role of working memory under two possible models regarding how it represents information within each event and suggest experimental predictions. Clarifying the contributions of working memory to event segmentation is important to improve our understanding of the structure of episodic memories.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Attention; Episodic memory; Event boundary; Event segmentation; Working memory
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences > Academic programs > Psychology
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Eren Günseli
Date Deposited: 07 Jun 2024 20:39
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2024 10:09
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/49024

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