Temporal and spatial context in the mind and brain

Theories of episodic memory have long hypothesized that recollection of a specific instance from one's life is mediated by recovery of a neural state of spatiotemporal context. This paper reviews recent theoretical advances in formal models of spatiotemporal context and a growing body of neurophysiological evidence from human imaging studies and animal work that neural populations in the hippocampus and other brain regions support a representation of spatiotemporal context.Supported by NSFIIS 1631460, NIBIBR01EB022864, and NIMH R01MH112169. (1631460 - NSFIIS; R01MH112169 - NIMH; NIBIBR01EB022864)Accepted manuscrip