Kenneth A Richman

Consciousness as a Memory System.

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology December 1, 2022 Andrew E Budson, Kenneth A Richman, Elizabeth A. Kensinger

We suggest that there is confusion between why consciousness developed and what additional functions, through continued evolution, it has co-opted. Consider episodic memory. If we believe that episodic memory evolved solely to accurately represent past events, it seems like a terrible system-prone to forgetting and false memories. However, if we believe that episodic memory developed to...