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Spontaneous future cognition: the past, present and future of an emerging topic.
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- Predictors of obsessive-compulsive symptomology: mind wandering about the past and future.Psychological research · 2022Article
- Episodic-semantic interactions in spontaneous thought.Memory & cognition · 2022Review
- Functions of spontaneous and voluntary future thinking: evidence from subjective ratings.Psychological research · 2021Article
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- The effects of aging and an episodic specificity induction on spontaneous task-unrelated thought.PloS one · 2020Article
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Abstract
In this Editorial, we discuss the past, present and future of an emerging and fast-developing field-spontaneous future cognition. In tracking the past of this research, the trajectories of research on mind-wandering, episodic future thinking and prospective memory are briefly examined, and their relation with spontaneous future cognition demarcated. Three broad methodological approaches (questionnaire, naturalistic and laboratory) used to study spontaneous future thoughts are described, providing an overview of the field. The present state of this research is represented by a themed analysis of the articles included in this Special Issue. The breadth of studies (covering cognitive mechanisms, developmental stages and psychopathology) have already led to important insights, especially concerning the conditions in which spontaneous future thoughts most commonly arise and who may be predisposed to experiencing them. In the future, greater effort should focus on developing a theoretical account of spontaneous future cognition-this may increase our understanding of how and why spontaneous future thoughts occur. If future research in this area reflects the diversity and depth within this Special Issue, a flourishing of research on spontaneous future cognition will be on the horizon in years or perhaps decades to come.
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