Abstract People spend a remarkable 30–50% of their awake life thinking about something
other than what they are currently doing. These experiences of being 'off-task'can be …

Perseverative negative thoughts, known as rumination, might arise from emotional
challenges and preclude mental health when transitioning into adulthood. Due to its …

Despite an established body of research characterizing how creative individuals explore
their external world, relatively little is known about how such individuals navigate their inner …

Rumination is closely linked to the onset and maintenance of major depressive disorder
(MDD). Prior neuroimaging studies have identified the association between self‐reported …

Background Spontaneous thought is a universal, complex, and heterogeneous cognitive
activity that significantly impacts mental activity and strongly correlates with mental …

Creative idea generation plays an important role in promoting successful memory formation.
Yet, its underlying neural correlates remain unclear. We investigated the self-generated …

The human brain constantly recalls past experiences and anticipates future events,
generating a continuous flow of thoughts. However, the neural mechanisms underlying the …

Dopamine (DA) is involved in stress and stress-related illnesses, including many psychiatric
disorders. Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) plays a role in stress responses and targets …

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 …

While recent neurocognitive theories have proposed links between dreams and waking life,
it remains unclear what kinds of waking thoughts are most similar in their phenomenological …