Prospection or projection: Neurobiological basis of stimulus-independent mental traveling

The number of studies concerning the neurobiology of human prospection is now rapidly exploding. Recent works suggest that prospection can be better understood in a broader context of self-projection into other times, places, or agents that can share the same cerebral basis involving medial aspects...

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Published in:The Behavioral and brain sciences 2007-06, Vol.30 (3), p.328-329
Main Author: Okuda, Jiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Medical imaging
Memory
Nervous system
Neurobiology
Neurosciences
Time travel
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Summary:The number of studies concerning the neurobiology of human prospection is now rapidly exploding. Recent works suggest that prospection can be better understood in a broader context of self-projection into other times, places, or agents that can share the same cerebral basis involving medial aspects of prefrontal, parietal, and temporal cortices. Mental time travel may be extended more generally to “mental traveling,” accomplished by stimulus-independent mental processes typical of human thought.
ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X07002142