ArticleCurrent opinion in behavioral sciences2017
Episodic Future Thinking: Mechanisms and Functions.
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293 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Procrastination as a neurocognitive syndrome: evidence from VBM, RSFC, and Temporal activation patterns in executive and Default-Mode networks.Brain imaging and behavior · 2026Pooled it
- Cortical Gradients Support Mental Time Travel into the Past and Future: Evidence from Activation Likelihood Estimation Meta-analysis.Neuropsychology review · 2026Pooled it
- Imagining the future can shape the present: A systematic review of the impact of episodic future thinking on substance use outcomes.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of the impact of future-oriented thinking on academic outcomes.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Pooled it
- Stimulating Future-Oriented Thinking and Goal-Achievement Through the Future Self Using Virtual Reality and a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Is episodic future thinking effective in mitigating the influence of time preference in time trade-off?The European journal of health economics : HEPAC : health economics in prevention and care · 2025Trial
- A randomized pilot trial of two forms of behavioral economics intervention to improve engagement in buprenorphine-naloxone treatment among patients with opioid use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2025Trial
- A Novel Smartphone-Based Intervention Aimed at Increasing Future Orientation via the Future Self: a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Prototype Application.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Trial
- The benefits of mind wandering on a naturalistic prospective memory task.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
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- Imagining emotional events benefits future-oriented decisions.Quarterly journal of experimental psychology (2006) · 2022Trial
- Deficits in episodic future thinking following acute alcohol consumption.Psychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- Future thinking to decrease real-world drinking in alcohol use disorder: Repairing reinforcer pathology in a randomized proof-of-concept trial.Experimental and clinical psychopharmacology · 2022Trial
- Brief inductions in episodic past or future thinking: effects on episodic detail and problem-solving.Cognitive processing · 2022Trial
- Effects of episodic future thinking on reinforcement pathology during smoking cessation treatment among individuals with substance use disorders.Psychopharmacology · 2022Trial
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- A story to tell: the role of narratives in reducing delay discounting for people who strongly discount the future.Memory (Hove, England) · 2021Trial
- The Game of Self: Identity and Experience as Active Inference.Personality and social psychology review : an official journal of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc · 2026Article
- Imagining the Future or Recalling the Past: Effects on State Attachment Security Through Episodic Priming.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2026Article
- The effects of episodic simulation on the cognitive and emotional expectancies related to personal goals.Psychological research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Episodic future thinking refers to the capacity to imagine or simulate experiences that might occur in one's personal future. Cognitive, neuropsychological, and neuroimaging research concerning episodic future thinking has accelerated during recent years. This article discusses research that has delineated cognitive and neural
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