Spontaneous Activation of Event Details in Episodic Future Simulation.

ABSTRACT: Episodic future simulation is supported by both the retrieval and recombination of episodic details. It remains unclear, however, how individuals retrieve episodic details from memory to construct possible future scenarios; for this people must use details related to the planned future events appropriately. A potentially relevant cognitive process is the spontaneous activation of intention observed in prospective memory (i.e., the intention superiority effect). Previous studies on prospective memory have shown that the approximation of retrieval opportunities for future intentions activate related information, suggesting that the intention superiority effect is context-sensitive. We hypothesized that the same cognitive process underlies future simulation-that is, details related to future

SUBMITTER: Ito Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6437097 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature