Chronic stress and depressive-like behaviors in basic neuroscience research have been
associated with impairments of neuroplasticity, such as neuronal atrophy and synaptic loss …

The power of episodic memories is that they bring a past moment into the present, providing
opportunities for us to recall details of the experiences, reframe or update the memory, and …

Depression is characterized by distinct profiles of disturbance in ways autobiographical
memories are represented, recalled, and maintained. We review four core domains of …

Affective experiences are commonly represented by either transient emotional reactions to
discrete events or longer term, sustained mood states that are characterized by a more …

According to the constructive episodic simulation hypothesis (Schacter & Addis, 2007), both
remembered past and imagined future events rely heavily on episodic memory. An …

Background Childhood maltreatment contributes to a large mental health burden worldwide.
Different measures of childhood maltreatment are not equivalent and may capture …

Ruminative co** has been associated with negative outcomes in bereavement. Rather
than assuming it to be a problematic confrontation process, researchers have recently …

Impairments in retrieving event-level, specific autobiographical memories, termed
overgeneral memory (OGM), are recognised as a feature of clinical depression. A previous …

The tendency to recall events from one's past in a non-specific and overgeneral way has
been found to predict the onset and severity of a range of emotional disorders. Memory …

Counterfactual reasoning is a hallmark of human thought, enabling the capacity to shift from
perceiving the immediate environment to an alternative, imagined perspective. Mental …