Mental imagery can be advantageous, unnecessary and even clinically disruptive. With
methodological constraints now overcome, research has shown that visual imagery involves …

Mental imagery research has weathered both disbelief of the phenomenon and inherent
methodological limitations. Here we review recent behavioral, brain imaging, and clinical …

One proposed function of imagery is to make thoughts more emotionally evocative through
sensory simulation, which can be helpful both in planning for future events and in …

Self-regulation is a core aspect of adaptive human behavior that has been studied, largely in
parallel, through the lenses of social and personality psychology as well as cognitive …

As the science of self-control matures, the organization and integration of its key concepts
becomes increasingly important. In response, we identified seven major components or …

Following the recent changes to the diagnostic category for addictive disorders in DSM‐5, it
is urgent to clarify what constitutes behavioural addiction to have a clear direction for future …

How often and how strongly do people experience desires, to what extent do their desires
conflict with other goals, and how often and successfully do people exercise self-control to …

Grounded cognition rejects traditional views that cognition is computation on amodal
symbols in a modular system, independent of the brain's modal systems for perception …

Mental imagery has been considered relevant to psychopathology due to its supposed
special relationship with emotion, although evidence for this assumption has been …

This book is about savoring life—the capacity to attend to the joys, pleasures, and other
positive feelings that we experience in our lives. The authors enhance our understanding of …