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Episodic memory, the ability to remember something that happened in the past is called mental time travel. It has long been thought that only humans are capable of episodic memory. New research suggests that some birds are also capable of mental time travel.
Photo: Western_scrub_jay._Courtesy_of_Minette_Layne._CC_BY-SA_2.0.
By Creation MomentsEpisodic memory, the ability to remember something that happened in the past is called mental time travel. It has long been thought that only humans are capable of episodic memory. New research suggests that some birds are also capable of mental time travel.
Photo: Western_scrub_jay._Courtesy_of_Minette_Layne._CC_BY-SA_2.0.