In the absence of a pharmacological cure, finding the most sensitive early cognitive markers
of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is becoming increasingly important. In this article we review …

Memory and the self have long been considered intertwined, leading to the assumption that
without memory, there can be no self. This line of reasoning has led to the misconception …

In recent years, several laboratory studies have indicated that healthy older adults exhibit a
reduction in mind-wandering frequency compared with young adults. However, it is unclear …

Mind wandering represents the human capacity for internally focused thought and relies
upon the brain's default network and its interactions with attentional networks. Studies have …

Autobiographical memory represents a defining feature of human cognition, enabling us to
vividly re‐experience salient events from the personal past. By mentally traversing different …

The spontaneous retrieval deficit (SRD) hypothesis argues that individuals in the preclinical
stages of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are particularly impaired in spontaneous retrieval, which …

Mind wandering is a universal phenomenon in which our attention shifts away from the task
at hand toward task-unrelated thoughts. Despite it inherently involving a shift in mental set …

Our attention frequently shifts from ongoing tasks to internal content such that we find
ourselves mind wandering (MW). Recent research has revealed that increasing age in …

Aging is associated with declines in a host of cognitive functions, including attentional
control, inhibitory control, episodic memory, processing speed, and executive functioning …

Human brain activity is intrinsically organized into resting-state networks (RSNs) that
transiently activate or deactivate at the sub-second timescale. Few neuroimaging studies …