Theoretical accounts placing episodic memory as central to constructive and communicative functions neglect the role of semantic memory. We argue that the decontextualized nature of semantic schemas largely supersedes the computational bottleneck and error-prone nature of episodic memory. Rather, neuroimaging and neuropsychological evidence of episodic-semantic interactions suggest that an integrative framework more accurately captures the mechanisms underpinning social communication.

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“说实话”——语义记忆作为真实交流的支架

将情景记忆作为建设性和交流功能的核心的理论解释忽略了语义记忆的作用。我们认为，语义模式的去语境化性质在很大程度上取代了情景记忆的计算瓶颈和容易出错的性质。相反，情节-语义相互作用的神经影像学和神经心理学证据表明，综合框架更准确地捕捉到了支撑社会交流的机制。