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Memory is fundamentally linked to behavior as a mechanism for modulating actions based on past experiences, such as inhibiting appetitive responses to danger {fact:2, fact:3} or navigating based on learned associations [1]. This relationship is central to the evolution of agency, where neurocircuitry allows memory to translate conscious sensations into adaptive behavioral outputs [2].
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The function(s) of consciousness: an evolutionary perspective frontiersin.org 4 facts
referenceThe evolution of agency, defined as the link between conscious contents and behavior, depended on neurocircuitry innovations that made memory responsive to sensations generated by consciousness, according to Lacalli (2023).
procedureThe MDIS model describes a process for modulating behavior based on odor: (1) an animal encounters an odor associated with fear based on memory, (2) the feeling of fear co-occurs with a specific location coded by hippocampal place cells, and (3) a link forms between the hippocampus and the center responsible for the sensation, causing the sensation to be evoked upon future arrival at that location.
claimThurston Lacalli (2024) highlights the importance of memory in the conscious modulation of behavior, specifically noting that negative affect acts through memory to inhibit appetitive actions in risky situations.
referenceBudson et al. (2022) propose a model where consciousness modulates appetitive actions in foraging animals by slowing or redirecting behavior when sensory inputs evoke conscious sensations of danger through memory.