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Episodic Memory

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I assume the important new insight we gain from investigations on neural systems of memory is that several neural regions or networks including the default network play key roles in the processes underlying episodic memory. It seems episodic memory is a part of complex memory system and is not a matter of a unitary area nor a substantial amount of specific neural tissue which Scoville & Milner claimed at first. At the same time, episodic memory also consists of several kinds of information such as space, time, social interactions, or contexts as Ranganath & Ritchey (2012) suggested.
These facts are compatible that various internal and external cues are integrated through broader memory systems, and these systems represent not only different
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