A novel scoring protocol reveals age-related differences in abstract compared to concrete thinking in cued autobiographical remembering
M Hovhannisyan, Q Raffaelli, N Chau… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Human imagination has garnered growing interest in many fields. However, it remains
unclear how to characterize different forms of imaginative thinking and how imagination …
unclear how to characterize different forms of imaginative thinking and how imagination …
Spontaneous associative thought may facilitate scene-gist memory via implicit scene-labeling
Spontaneous associative processes (eg, mind wandering, spontaneous memory
recollection) are prevalent in everyday life, yet their influence on perceptual scene memory …
recollection) are prevalent in everyday life, yet their influence on perceptual scene memory …
Variation in divergent thinking, executive-control abilities, and mind-wandering measured in and out of the laboratory
RM Rodriguez-Boerwinkle, MS Welhaf… - Creativity Research …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Individual differences in executive functions (or executive control abilities) predict variation
in creative thinking ability. Relatedly, propensity for mind-wandering–or task unrelated …
in creative thinking ability. Relatedly, propensity for mind-wandering–or task unrelated …
Why do we think? The dynamics of spontaneous thought reveal its functions
JN Mildner, DI Tamir - simulation, 2024 - europepmc.org
Spontaneous thought—mind wandering, daydreaming, and creative ideation—makes up
most of everyday cognition. Is this idle thought, or does it serve an adaptive function? We …
most of everyday cognition. Is this idle thought, or does it serve an adaptive function? We …
Neural dynamics of spontaneous memory recall and future thinking in the continuous flow of thoughts
The human brain constantly recalls past experiences and anticipates future events,
generating a continuous flow of thoughts. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the …
generating a continuous flow of thoughts. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the …
Speaking well and feeling good: age-related differences in the Affective Language of resting state thought
Despite the prevalence and importance of resting state thought for daily functioning and
psychological well-being, it remains unclear how such thoughts differ between young and …
psychological well-being, it remains unclear how such thoughts differ between young and …
[PDF][PDF] From One Thought to the Next: Evidence for an Accumulation-to-Threshold Mechanism in Spontaneous Thinking
A Kérébel, J Sackur - osf.io
The dynamics of the stream of spontaneous thoughts has been the object of increasing
research in the last few years. In the present study, we set to study the transitions from one …
research in the last few years. In the present study, we set to study the transitions from one …