A Causal Theory of Mnemonic Confabulation

A Causal Theory of Mnemonic Confabulation

This paper attempts to answer the question of what defines mnemonic confabulation vis-à-vis genuine memory. The two extant accounts of mnemonic confabulation as "false memory" and as ill-grounded memory are shown to be problematic, for they cannot account for the possibility of veridical confabulation, ill-grounded memory, and well-grounded confabulation. This paper argues that the defining cha...

Confabulation Theory A Synopsis

A theory of the cognitive function of human cerebral cortex is sketched.

Confabulation theory

Confabulation Theory [Hecht-Nielsen R. Confabulation theory. Springer-Verlag; 2007] is the first comprehensive theory of human and animal cognition. Here, we briefly describe Confabulation Theory and discuss experimental results that suggest the theory is correct. Simply put, Confabulation Theory proposes that thinking is like moving. In humans, the theory postulates that there are roughly 4000...

Confabulation Theory - ReadingSample

1 Introduction The books, papers, and lectures which I appreciate most start by giving the punch lines of the presentation in a simplified and immediately understandable form. The first four sections of this chapter are intended to provide a summary of this type for confabulation theory. Section 1.1 provides background perspective and a nutshell description of confabulation theory. The followin...

Humean and an African Causal Theory: A Comparative Study