The prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a critical role in the generation and regulation of emotion.
However, we lack an integrative framework for understanding how different emotion-related …

Creative thinking is central to the arts, sciences, and everyday life. How does the brain
produce creative thought? A series of recently published papers has begun to provide …

Though only a decade has elapsed since the default network (DN) was first defined as a
large‐scale brain system, recent years have brought great insight into the network's adaptive …

The role of attention in creative cognition remains controversial. Neuroimaging studies have
reported activation of brain regions linked to both cognitive control and spontaneous …

The neural basis and cognitive functions of various spontaneous thought processes,
particularly mind-wandering, are increasingly being investigated. Although strong links have …

It has been suggested that the simulation of hypothetical episodes and the recollection of
past episodes are supported by fundamentally the same set of brain regions. The present …

Background Mindfulness meditation training interventions have been shown to improve
markers of health, but the underlying neurobiological mechanisms are not known. Building …

Humans are capable of imagining future rewards and the contexts in which they may be
obtained. Functionally, intertemporal choices between smaller but immediate and larger but …

Researchers have recently begun to examine the neural basis of musical improvisation, one
of the most complex forms of creative behavior. The emerging field of improvisation …

Anticorrelation between the default network (DN) and dorsal attention network (DAN) is
thought to be an intrinsic aspect of functional brain organization reflecting competing …