The ability to imagine and simulate events that may happen in the future has been studied in
several related but independent research areas (eg, episodic future thinking, mind …

Despite increasing scientific interest in self‐generated thought—mental content largely
independent of the immediate environment—there has yet to be any comprehensive …

During the practice of meditation, the tendency of the mind to wander away from the object of
focus is ubiquitous. The occurrence of mind wandering in the context of meditation provides …

In this article, we address an apparent paradox in the literature on mental time travel and
mind-wandering: How is it possible that future thinking is both constructive, yet often …

Maladaptive daydreaming (MD) is an excessive and vivid fantasy activity that interferes with
individual's normal functioning and can result in severe distress. Research has shown that …

Despite an upsurge of research on spontaneous cognition, little is known about its
associations with sleep-related outcomes. This systematic review, following PRISMA …

Whether we are awake or asleep is believed to mark a sharp divide between the types of
conscious states we undergo in either behavioural state. Consciousness in sleep is often …

Reality shifting (RS) is a trendy mental activity that emerged abruptly following the flare-up of
the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and seems to be practiced mainly by members of the post …

Previous research on voluntary mental time travel (ie, deliberately thinking about the past or
future) has resulted in negative age effects. In contrast, studies on spontaneous past …

Objective Understanding the fluctuating emotional and cognitive states of adolescents with
depressive symptoms requires fine-grained and naturalistic measurements. This study used …