Constructing a unified model of human memory

该项目旨在系统地绘制记忆的情景和语义系统之间的相互作用，包括新的学习，回忆过去，想象未来和创造性认知等功能。记忆是适应功能的基石，但人类记忆的模型是不完整的。情节和语义过程通常被视为可分离的实体，尽管越来越多的证据表明它们的相互作用。使用人类病变组的实验任务和先进的神经成像技术，该项目将贡献有关情节语义相互作用的性质的数据。预期成果包括一个完善的人类记忆模型，这将为优化认知功能的能力提供信息。

This project aims to systematically map the interplay between the episodic and semantic systems of memory across such functions as new learning, remembering the past, imagining the future and creative cognition. Memory is the cornerstone of adaptive functioning, yet models of human memory are incomplete. Episodic and semantic processes are typically treated as dissociable entities, despite mounting evidence of their interaction. Using experimental tasks and advanced neuroimaging techniques in human lesion groups, this project will contribute data about the nature of episodic-semantic interactions. Expected outcomes include a refined model of human memory which will inform the capacity to optimise cognitive function.