E51: Constructed memories (a nugget)

Memories appear to be constructed by plugging together stored templates. Do concepts operate the same way?

Sources

• Suzi Travis, "False Memories are Exactly What You Need", 2024.
• Lisa Feldman Barrett, "The theory of constructed emotion: an active inference account of interoception and categorization," Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 2017.

Credits

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