The thing that we must remember is that evolution is not conscious. It’s such a complex system that the functions of each part don’t fit the way we humans to t

The thing that we must remember is that evolution is not conscious. It’s such a complex system that the functions of each part don’t fit the way we humans to talk about things. We say “those are memories” but in the brain very few things are “one thing”. Almost always they work similarly to several things, interlinked in often seemingly random ways. The way definitions work in the brain is similar to political parties; you might find one that you agree with in 70% of the time, but the other 30% is nonsense. It could be that they are using the same circuit as memories except for a series of very subtle change in one specific part of the brain that makes them feel totally different from regular memories, similarly to how a little bit of salt can elevate one dish from regular to excellent.