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We often remember past experiences in the form of a story. We can even form narratives from events which occur at disparate times. Yet, the neuroscience of memory has historically tried to understand how we remember specific periods of time, or “events.”

The hippocampus is necessary for remembering specific events. One possibility is that the hippocampus organizes our memories in time.However, we previously found that narratives can bridge the gap between events in our memory, making events easier to remember.

Hypothesis: the hippocampus might link two events together in memory when they can form a single, coherent narrative.