The Emergent Structure of Memory Phenomenology Depends on Whether Memories Are More Episodic or Semantic

Phenomenological characteristics are central to theoretical distinctions among modern memory constructs. The scene construction framework proposes that episodic remembering involves the construction of coherent scenes, such that the structure of phenomenology may reflect the engagement of the hippocampus and related regions during recall. However, most phenomenology research relies on instruments with content and scoring schemes that embed theoretical assumptions into their measurements. Here, we explored whether phenomenological characteristics emerge from self-reported memory experiences as