In progress obvs.Memory as a whole is not a primary function of brains as a whole, but an efficiency adaptation which allows better prediction accuracy.The primary function of the hippocampus is to reconcile external/dorsal/stimuli based representations of the world with an internal/ventral/context based representation.Arguments so far:
Short term memory loss via chemical/environmental factors or insultLong term functionality with memory lossDevelopmental process of developing memory in the first placeEthological examination of memory and functionArchitectural examination of CA regions
Does the hippocampus see memory at all? Most data the hippocampus processes has already been reconciled by the time it enters the hippocampal transform.
Is conscious experience an artifact of those information integration centers reconciling data?Is consciousness the experience of cruft data being disposed of rather than the actual sensation of being?