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The Future of Memory: Remembering, Imagining, and the Brain

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During the past few years, there has been a dramatic increase in research examining the role of memory in imagination and future thinking. This work has revealed striking similarities between remembering the past and imagining or simulating the future, including the finding that a common brain network underlies both memory and imagination. Here, we discuss a number of key points that have emerged during recent years, focusing in particular on the importance of distinguishing between temporal and nontemporal factors in analyses of memory and imagination, the nature of differences between remembering the past and imagining the future, the identification of component processes that comprise the default network supporting memory-based simulations, and the finding that this network can couple flexibly with other networks to support complex goal-directed simulations. This growing area of research has broadened our conception of memory by highlighting the many ways in which memory supports adaptive functioning.

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Authors
Schacter, D. L., Addis, D. R., Hassabis, D., Martin, V. C., Spreng, R. N., & Szpunar, K. K.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • University of Auckland (NZ)
  • Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit (GB)
  • Cornell University (US)
Corresponding author
Schacter, Daniel L.
Venue
Neuron
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
76
Issue
4
Pages
677-694
ISSN
0896-6273 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2166620359
Cited by
1,398
References
224
Citations by year
2026: 75 · 2025: 87 · 2024: 97 · 2023: 103 · 2022: 88 · 2021: 100 · 2020: 194 · 2019: 106 · 2018: 115 · 2017: 108 · 2016: 104 · 2015: 78 · 2014: 82 · 2013: 53 · 2012: 3
FWCI
5.47
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Neuron (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard (DASH) (Harvard University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute of Mental Health (MH060941)
  • National Institute on Aging (AG08441)
  • Wellcome Trust
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Cognitive Functions and Memory
Keywords
memory, imagination, future thinking, default mode network, artificial neural networks, adaptive cognition
MeSH terms
Animals, Brain, Humans, Imagination, Memory, Time Factors

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