Allman Melissa J, Mareschal Denis
Department of Psychology, Michigan State University.
Centre for Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck University of London.
Curr Opin Behav Sci. 2016 Apr;8:220-225. doi: 10.1016/j.cobeha.2016.02.018.
Through an interdisciplinary perspective integrating behavior, neurobiology and evolution, we present a cognitive framework underpinning the development of '' in animals (phylogeny) and humans (ontogeny). We distinguish between conscious processing of events immediately available (in the present) to those that are hypothetical (in the past or future). The former is present in animals and neonates, whereas the latter emerges later in phylogeny and ontogeny (around 4 years of age in humans) and is related to the development of episodic memory (expanded working memory, complex actions, social-cognitive abilities). We suggest that forms of temporal representation that rely upon current bodily sensation across time, space, and action (through embodied interoceptive and motor systems) may be critical causal factors for the evolution of mental time travel.
通过整合行为、神经生物学和进化的跨学科视角,我们提出了一个支撑动物(系统发育)和人类(个体发育)中“ ”发展的认知框架。我们区分了对当下即时可得事件的有意识处理和对假设性事件(过去或未来)的有意识处理。前者存在于动物和新生儿中,而后者在系统发育和个体发育中出现得较晚(人类约4岁左右),并且与情景记忆的发展(扩展的工作记忆、复杂行为、社会认知能力)相关。我们认为,依赖于跨时间、空间和行动的当前身体感觉(通过具身的内感受和运动系统)的时间表征形式可能是心理时间旅行进化的关键因果因素。